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Is a collective amnesia over the horrors of measles, polio and whooping cough responsible for fewer vaccinations? Read More »
Whooping Cough
Fewer vaccinations threaten San Diego’s collective immunity
Immunologists are raising the alarm about what they say is our collective amnesia over the damage these diseases have wrought in the past. Read More »
5 Things to Know About Whooping Cough
With the disease making a comeback, here's what you should probably know... Read More »
More Teens Getting Whooping Cough Since Vaccine Change
A change in the whooping cough vaccine may be contributing to more teens getting the illness. Read More »
Record number of whooping cough cases in San Diego County despite immunization
So far this year, 1,855 positive cases have been recorded in San Diego County, with more than 80 percent of the people up to date on their whooping cough shots. Read More »
Immunized people getting whooping cough
Of the 621 people who contracted the illness, 85 percent had all their preventative shots — calling into question the efficacy of the vaccine. Read More »
San Diego County officials predict bad year for whooping cough
Ten new cases of the disease were reported this week in the county. Read More »
Why the Increase in Whooping Cough Outbreaks?
Dr. James Cherry, a globally recognized whooping cough expert, published a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine that backs up the findings of an investigation by inewsource and KPBS into the 2010 epidemic in California. Read More »
Study says Whooping Cough Vaccine Fades after 3 Years
The diminished protection was most evident in children ages eight through 12. Read More »
Experts zero in on waning immunity in whooping cough epidemic
Federal health officials said that while the vaccine is highly effective, immunity may be waning for children ages 8 through 10. Read More »