Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other ...

The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 ...

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

In 2014-15, most SLO County districts hovered between 80-90% fully vaccinated kindergartners, according to data from the health department. This data was gathered before California tightened its laws ...

Amid the ongoing measles outbreak, many people might be wondering: do I need to get a measles vaccine booster?

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Cali Makewell, integrated services lead at NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB) said they were ...

KRISHNAGIRI: A five-year-old boy of Kadukanatham village died due to suspected tetanus on Thursday morning at the Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital ...

Vaccination rates for children have fallen below critical disease-prevention thresholds in more than 8,000 schools across the ...

Massachusetts is the best state for children’s health, with the fourth-highest percentage of children who had both a medical ...

After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore the socioeconomic causes behind the drop in childhood immunizations, using ...