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Whooping cough on the rise again in CA
The state is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against whooping cough after a rise in reported cases during the first three months of the year. The California Department of Public Health...
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Vaccination best defense against whooping cough
State and county officials have been sounding the alarm for weeks now, but on Wednesday California made it official: Whooping cough is at epidemic stage, with five deaths reported statewide so far this...
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CVS offers pertussis shots at ‘minute clinics’
Last week my colleague Courtney Perkes wrote about the state declaring an epidemic of pertussis, or whooping cough, warning that it’s the worst outbreak in the state in a half-century. For parents...
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Free whooping cough vaccine offered at weekend clinics
Free pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccinations will be offered this month throughout Orange County, the Health Care Agency announced Thursday. In all, 14 weekend clinics will be held in September at...
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Docs, parents should act quickly on pertussis
Because pertussis, or whooping cough, is so difficult to diagnose in young infants, doctors across the state are being urged to assume a baby has the disease if he or she shows any signs of breathing...
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Mistrust hinders China’s mass-vaccination plan
The pushback against China’s ambitious plan to vaccinate 100 million children against measles reveals how important it is for governments to maintain public trust in their health institutions. It also...
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San Bernardino infant is state’s 9th pertussis death
A 2-month-old baby from San Bernardino County died of pertussis, the ninth fatality in California this year amid the worst outbreak of the disease since 1958. “This sad case reminds us that the best...
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U.S. whooping cough epidemic not affecting California
Whooping cough cases in California remain normal, despite an epidemic sweeping other parts of the country, state officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses...
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