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.

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

Fayetteville Public Schools says one student has been treated and is recovering as health officials urge families to watch for symptoms of the highly contagious illness.

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

Bartlesville School officials announced cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, were reported this month at Central and Madison middle schools and the high school. School officials said ...

CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. HAYWOOD COUNTY, WHERE ANOTHER CASE OF PERTUSSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN REPORTED. THAT’S UP FROM FIVE CASES REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK. NOW, SIX REPORTED ...

The CDC said the United States is experiencing a significant surge in whooping cough cases in 2025, following an explosion in ...

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I’M MANDY GAITHER AND WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM ITS VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,500 REPORTED CASES. THIS ...