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Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic

8:51am September 21, 2024

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which they say has compounded the recent uptick in cases.

Students head to class this month in Thornton, Colo. Infectious disease experts say the decline in vaccination rates against childhood diseases during the pandemic has increased the potential for outbreaks of diseases once largely vanquished in the United

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Many Kids Have Missed Routine Vaccines, Worrying Doctors As School Starts

3:42pm August 26, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

The pandemic has meant many kids have put off doctor visits and recommended shots. Experts worry that means some pockets of the U.S. are now more vulnerable to outbreaks of measles and meningitis.

A vaccine given during pregnancy protects the baby against whooping cough, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get it.

Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.

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Forsyth County Officials Concerned About Rise In Pertussis Cases

5:00pm August 04, 2017

by Keri Brown

Forsyth County Health officials are investigating several cases of pertussis – also known as whooping cough. Most of them involve adolescents.

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Whooping Cough Confirmed At Davie County High School

5:16pm December 10, 2015

by Keri Brown

Four cases of pertussis – also known as whooping cough – have been confirmed at Davie County High School.

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Most of the people who got measles in last year's outbreaks hadn't been vaccinated with the MMR vaccine.

After Measles Outbreaks, Parents Shift Their Thinking On Vaccines

2:04pm July 07, 2015

by Nancy Shute

The widely publicized measles outbreak linked to California theme parks appears to have made parents more confident about vaccine safety and benefits, a national poll finds.

Vials of Tdap vaccine sit on a table at a Solano County, Calif., health fair in August 2010.

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly

7:11pm May 05, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

Effectiveness of the vaccine within one year of the final booster was 73 percent. But it fell to 34 percent in two to four years, an analysis of a Washington state epidemic found.

Sara Martín reads bedtime stories with her children. When the kids were younger, she says, staying up to date on their frequent immunizations was tough, because of cost and transportation issues.

Schools Not Keeping Track When Kids Are Behind On Their Shots

9:18am February 11, 2015

by Rebecca Plevin

California lets kindergartners start school as long as they've had the first dose of all required vaccines. But some schools aren't tracking whether such kids end up getting all the doses they need.

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Dr. Eric Ball examines a healthy 5-day-old patient in his office in Ladera Ranch, Calif. Ball and colleagues decided this week to take only patients whose parents follow the recommended vaccine schedule.

Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won't Vaccinate

8:15am February 05, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

The pressure, doctors say, is mostly coming from other parents who don't want their infants exposed to measles, whooping cough or other serious illnesses in the pediatric waiting room.

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Nurse Julietta Losoyo gives Derek Lucero a whooping cough vaccination at the San Diego Public Health Center on Dec. 10.

California Whooping Cough Infections Run High Among Latino Babies

12:22pm December 18, 2014

by April Dembosky

Public health officials in California are trying to understand why Latino babies are contracting whooping cough at much higher rates than other babies.