Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Parents' refusal of the pertussis shot may place kids in serious jeopardy. May 26, 2009— -- Children of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough are 23 times ...

Gainesville pediatricians expressed concerned about the impact Florida’s plans to remove childhood vaccine requirements may ...

TULSA, Okla. — The first day of school is coming up soon for some of our local school districts, and there are concerns about low vaccination rates on the rise in young children across the country.

Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from child development experts on how we can be better parents and ...

Michigan health officials and doctors on Wednesday again urged parents to keep their children up to date on routine immunizations as diseases like measles and whooping cough surge in the state.

This increase in whooping cough diagnoses has pediatricians worried for children who are too young to be vaccinated or ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is reminding parents to ensure their children are up to date on required immunizations before the new school year begins. State data shows ...

Doctors recommend that pregnant patients get the pertussis vaccine to protect newborns. The number of cases of whooping cough in New Hampshire this year are already nearly as high as the total number ...

At 30 years old, Lacie Madison just assumed she was fully vaccinated her entire life. But when she got a job at a hospital ...