It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering," and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has ...

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that ...

It’s easy to forget how deadly whooping cough, measles, rubella, and polio once were—but for families who lost loved ones, ...

The first measles vaccine was licensed in 1963 and became part of the combination measles, mumps, and rubella, or MMR, ...

Legislative changes in states like Maine and Colorado aim to protect vaccine access and adapt to federal policy shifts ...

Gavi is a public-private partnership including WHO, UNICEF, the Gates Foundation and the World Bank, and it is estimated that ...

A drop in vaccination rates statewide coincided with a steep increase in whooping cough cases, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Cases of whooping cough increased 25-fold in Washington during 2024, though Kitsap's infection rate remained lower than state ...

The pertussis vaccine, which also protects against diphtheria and tetanus, is given at two months, four months and six months. The CDC recommends adults get follow-up doses every 10 years.