"The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, while more effective, also caused more side effects because it had more antigens in it," Dr. Jason Terk, a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Health Care System in ...

A public health midwife in East Yorkshire is encouraging pregnant women to get the whooping cough vaccine. It comes after the tragic death of a baby. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed ...

Young children need good care and attention. If proper care is not provided at this age, they are at increased risk for many ...

More cases of whooping cough have been reported in North Carolina in 2025 than in the past 70 years. Buncombe County Public Health issued a news release in late August urging parents and guardians to ...

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.  It is ...