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The best way to prevent or minimize the symptoms of whooping cough is to get yourself and your child vaccinated. The CDC recommends that children get the DTaP vaccine and adolescents and adults ...

Whooping Cough Vaccines (CDC) There are some cases where someone should not get the vaccine, but you should talk with your healthcare provider about the risk.

Whooping cough cases in mid-October were more than five times higher compared to the same time last year, the CDC warned Oct. 31. Here are four things to know: 1. Pertussis cases have been low ...

Ashley is your community reporter covering ... According to the CDC and local pediatricians, whooping cough is a longer-lasting bacteria that causes violent coughing fits, a "whoop" when inhaling ...

according to the CDC, but may do so via blood specimen or, more commonly, a nose or throat swab. Depending on your symptoms, they may also order a chest X-ray. Over-the-counter cough and cold ...

Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for ... compared to a total of 51 last year. Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine ...