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

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here's why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

"The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, while more effective, also caused more side effects because it had more antigens in it," Dr. Jason Terk, a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Health Care System in ...

A significant rise has been noticed in a rare illness, also called pertussis across the United States.Cases have exceeded pre ...

With a rising number of cases of whooping cough, one Montgomery County doctor is reminding families of what can be done to protect those with the youngest lungs.

More cases of whooping cough have been reported in North Carolina in 2025 than in the past 70 years. Buncombe County Public Health issued a news release in late August urging parents and guardians to ...

This increase in whooping cough diagnoses has pediatricians worried for children who are too young to be vaccinated or ...

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.  It is ...

The Mississippi Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 29, that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Michigan health officials and doctors on Wednesday again urged parents to keep their children up to date on routine immunizations as diseases like measles and whooping cough surge in the state.

New Hampshire is seeing a rise in whooping cough cases this year, stoking concern among healthcare providers in the state.