Researchers show that vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough protects newborns from birth. Maternal antibodies ...

With more and more young kids opting out of vaccines, the cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been on the rise in the United States of America, with more than six times as many cases of the ...

In 2024, Germany recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases since reporting became mandatory in the year 2013. With almost 122 cases per ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending April 12, at least 8,064 whooping cough cases have ...

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That's standard ...

Amid the intensifying measles crisis, health experts are also warning about another health threat that has witnessed a massive surge in the recent past. The falling vaccination rates of preventable ...

Nearly 1,200 cases have been reported in Washington compared to 51 last year. Whooping cough cases are surging in Washington state, mirroring trends seen across the United States, health officials are ...

Vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. These antibodies were detected not only in blood, but also in the nasal mucosa, the site where whooping cough ...