Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

Whooping cough often surges in the fall, and with a rising number of bacterial respiratory disease cases, doctors are reminding families of what can be done to protect those with the youngest lungs.

Whooping cough cases in Florida have increased by 81% in 2025 compared to the total number of cases in 2024. State leaders have announced intentions to repeal vaccine mandates, prompting pediatricians ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly support the whooping ...

“We’re seeing strep throat and COVID, along with other viral illnesses that have cold symptoms and fevers. We’re also seeing the number of patients with whooping cough, or pertussis, which is ...

Outbreaks of vaccine‑preventable illnesses continue to persist across the country and here in North Carolina, due, in part, ...

You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination ...