California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect …
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How Social Networks Influence Parents’ Decision to Vaccinate
A small group of parent advocates is mobilizing “gentle propaganda” against vaccine naysayers
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Protection from Pertussis Vaccine Wanes Over Time
Changes to pertussis immunization may weaken immunity against whooping cough.
Protection from Whooping Cough Vaccine Wanes Over Time
Vaccines are by far the best defense against pertussis, or whooping cough. But protection among kids dwindles with every year since the last dose of vaccine, a new CDC study finds
Whooping Cough Vaccine Wanes Over Time
It’s news that’s certain to ignite debates over vaccines again: researchers say that the childhood immunization against whooping cough fades substantially over time, leaving even fully vaccinated children vulnerable to …
U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Could Be Worst in More than 50 Years
Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is making a major comeback across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday. Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported nationwide to the …
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Are Vaccines Safe? A Major Media Outlet’s Specious Story Fans the Debate
The Learning Channel’s website yanked a story that was riddled with mistruths and flat-out errors — but only after major medical organizations complained.
California’s Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Latino Babies Hardest
An old disease, pertussis or whooping cough, reemerged this summer in California and crept into the Pacific Northwest. At least one infectious disease expert explained the epidemic by calling the region the “epicenter of vaccine …
Whooping Cough Cases May Break Record in California
With nine deaths and 4,017 illnesses reported, California is on track to break a 55-year record in pertussis, or whooping cough, infections — a highly contagious upper respiratory illness that affects children in …