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newsGP - Whooping cough epidemic reaches record numbers

GPs are urged to ensure patients have had their vaccine, as ‘staggeringly high’ cases soar to a record-breaking 41,772 so far this year.

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Louisiana’s deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years

So far this year, Louisiana recorded 368 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, as of August 23, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Tell the CDC: We Need Immediate Universal Access to COVID Vaccines and Broad Access to All Vaccines

COVID vaccine access is in jeopardy; public comment to CDC ACIP vaccine committee opens today 9/2 and closes 9/13 at 11:59pm EDT

www.ctvnews.ca

Whooping cough in Canada: Outbreaks or case increases reported in these provinces

Canadian health officials say they're seeing spikes in whooping cough cases in parts of the country as the U.S. deals with case numbers not seen in more than a decade.

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Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.

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Kentucky marks first whooping cough deaths since 2018. What we know

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced June 6 that two infants have died of whooping cough this year.