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whooping cough

Patient Story

‘We can make it through this’

Two sisters, 100 and 85, recall past health crises and celebrate their second COVID-19 vaccinations.

5 telltale kid coughs

The sound of your child's cough could help you determine if it's something simple—or something more.

Vaccinated moms protect babies from whooping cough

Benefit is dramatic for newborns who are too young to be vaccinated.

Waning whooping cough immunity blamed in outbreaks

Teens have very little protection just a few years after vaccination.

Main source of infant whooping cough? Siblings

In past years, mom was the key culprit in infant developing pertussis.

To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? That shouldn’t be the question

People of all ages can protect their health with timely vaccination.

Whooping cough booster loses oomph

Research reveals that a booster shot of the whooping cough vaccine given to preteens loses a large measure of effectiveness within a few years.