Infants typically receive the vaccine in a three-dose series of DTap shots between two and six months of age, then two more boosters by age 6. Adolescents and adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 ...
The C-D-C says whooping cough cases are the highest they've seen in a decade in the U-S. And we're not immune to the problem ...
If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart.
The North Idaho health provider says it has seen a record number of Pertussis cases and urges people to get vaccinated to ...
They say these numbers are slowly peaking right now, with Nebraska reporting over a thousand in late December, and we likely won't see a decrease until the end of March.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whooping ...
Fear of needles is a top reason for vaccine hesitancy and a major obstacle to getting vaccinated for many people around the ...
If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...
Last time, the illnesses of two key witnesses caused Dominic Holloway's trial to be postponed. This time, four witnesses, and ...
“After you recover from flu, there are a lot of other respiratory germs out there, so really wash your hands meticulously,” ...
Flu is on the rise thanks to a post-holiday season surge that has seen ERs and doctors' offices inundated, prompting some hospitals to require masks.
Coming out of the holidays, health officials are reporting a growing number of respiratory infections in southern Indiana.