Whooping cough, walking pneumonia cases on rise

A hospital maternity team has administered more than double the expected number of whooping cough vaccines in six months.
Pertussis cases continue to pop up across Alabama as public health officials confirm a drastic increase in 2024.
Comprehensive coverage of the hexavalent vaccine can protect against whooping cough and polio, averting disease resurgence, writes Esther Nakkazi.
Mid-October saw the highest case count in Washington so far this year, as the state has seen the sixth-most pertussis cases ...
Whooping cough cases across Australia have passed 40,000 in a year for the first time since recording began more than 30 ...
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Young children need four doses of pertussis vaccine before 18 months of age for best protection. Antibiotic treatment for ...