Pertussis cases rise across the U.S. as vaccination rates drop, with over 8,000 cases and tragic infant deaths reported.

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates there have been twice as many cases this ...

CDC data shows US whooping cough cases have doubled in 2025 compared to last year, raising concerns over vaccine hesitancy ...

Your child’s school WhatsApp group is flooded with messages about classmates down with fever. Even your local pharmacy is running low on cough syrups. And like many others, you can’t help but wonder: ...

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The Lenoir County Health Department has confirmed a case of pertussis (whooping cough) in the county. “Since pertussis can especially impact babies and young children ...

“As always, wash your hands, cover your cough.” “I encourage people to wear sun protection every day, especially if you’re walking around campus,” Van Orman said. “You may think ‘It’s only 15 – 20 ...

Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official told ...