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Three more babies die of whooping cough outbreak in UK
Three babies died of whooping cough in England and Wales in October in the biggest outbreak for 20 years, health officials said Friday. The resurgence of the highly contagious bacterial infection has surprised doctors, a report on the issue from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said. There are concerns the…
Whooping cough vaccine efficiency questioned
US researchers are questioning how the United States protects against whooping cough, a disease that killed 11 babies and sickened thousands of people in a major outbreak in 2010. The current vaccine known as DTaP, which is designed to protect against whooping cough but also tetanus and diphtheria, wanes greatly…
Washington whooping cough outbreak prompts call for adult booster shots
As cases of pertussis, or as it’s more commonly known, “whooping cough” spread in the western U.S., the CDC is issuing a warning that adults who have not had a pertussis booster shot after the age of 18 should get one, or risk catching the disease and helping it spread…
Thanks for the fever, Jenny McCarthy
From an intellectual, political perspective, I really loathe anti-vaccination nuttiness. Just like with anti-choicers, I will never completely understand what compels people to support choices and policies that will objectively create health problems where none need exist. I hate the shunning of evidence for woo, and I especially hate the…
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