Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last year.

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 ...

Though rates of the illness had been low since the onset of the pandemic, the number of reported cases this year — almost 20,000 — is similar to pre-pandemic levels.

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 ...

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 ...

It started with a cough that wouldn’t go away ... Here’s what older adults should know about the changes to the CDC panel's recommendations. On Wednesday, members of the Advisory Committee ...

CDC warns of significant increase in whooping cough cases compared to last year, with potential factors including lower vaccination rates and decreased vaccine ...