The signing of a pivotal phase III human challenge trial for a whooping cough vaccine marks a turning point not just for ...

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Amid growing skepticism around vaccines, advocates say stronger vaccine requirements are necessary in Massachusetts.

Giving influenza and pertussis vaccines to pregnant women on the same day appeared safe, a retrospective Australian cohort ...

STARTS RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT, A HISTORIC RISE IN WHOOPING COUGH CASES, PROMPTING STATE LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED. HUNDREDS OF REPORTED CASES ALREADY THIS YEAR IN LOUISIANA. IT’S EVEN ...

HOME. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DAVIS COUNTY SCHOOLS IN BLOOMFIELD ARE CANCELING CLASSES TODAY BECAUSE OF A CASE OF WHOOPING COUGH. SCHOOL LEADERS THERE SAY THAT THERE WAS A ...

Students and staff at Galena High School may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough, a serious infection spreads easily through coughing and sneezing. The south Reno school sent ...

ILiAD Biotechnologies has closed an oversubscribed $115 million series B fundraise to support the company’s next-generation whooping cough vaccine candidate. Led by RA Capital Management, and with ...

Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991.

HUNTINGTON — Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It causes severe coughing fits that can last more than a month. This ...

Public Health officials are closely monitoring an increased rate of positive and presumptive cases of Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, within county schools. This illness is affecting both ...