Nilo Tabrizy (@ntabrizy.bsky.social)

Whooping cough continues to surge in the U.S., with reported cases at 32,000 this year — nearly 5x the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year — marking the highest levels in a decade. Health experts cite waning vaccination rates and a loss of broad immunity tracing to lockdowns.

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U.S. whooping cough cases soar to highest level in a decade More than 32,000 cases have been reported this year, nearly five times as many as the same period last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/24/whooping-cough-cases-us-record-outbreak/