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The Relentless School Nurse: Whooping Cough’s Comeback – The Alarming Cost of Falling Vaccination Rates

Relentless School Nurse

While measles outbreaks are widely reported in the media, another preventable disease is quietly making a dangerous comeback: pertussis, or whooping cough. This year alone, the U.S. has seen more than 7,000 cases. Tragically, several infants have already died, highlighting just how deadly pertussis can be for the youngest and most vulnerable. This spike isnt just a statistical blip, its a warning sign of a broader public health failure fueled by vaccine misinformation and declining immunization