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5:53am Jun 25, 2018

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Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.

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5:00pm Aug 04, 2017

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Forsyth County Officials Concerned About Rise In Pertussis Cases

by Keri Brown

Forsyth County Health officials are investigating several cases of pertussis – also known as whooping cough. Most of them involve adolescents.
5:16pm Dec 10, 2015

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Whooping Cough Confirmed At Davie County High School

by Keri Brown

Four cases of pertussis – also known as whooping cough – have been confirmed at Davie County High School.

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2:04pm Jul 07, 2015

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After Measles Outbreaks, Parents Shift Their Thinking On Vaccines

by Nancy Shute

The widely publicized measles outbreak linked to California theme parks appears to have made parents more confident about vaccine safety and benefits, a national poll finds.
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7:11pm May 05, 2015

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Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly

by Lisa Aliferis

Effectiveness of the vaccine within one year of the final booster was 73 percent. But it fell to 34 percent in two to four years, an analysis of a Washington state epidemic found.
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9:18am Feb 11, 2015

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Schools Not Keeping Track When Kids Are Behind On Their Shots

by Rebecca Plevin

California lets kindergartners start school as long as they've had the first dose of all required vaccines. But some schools aren't tracking whether such kids end up getting all the doses they need.

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8:15am Feb 05, 2015

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Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won't Vaccinate

by Patti Neighmond

The pressure, doctors say, is mostly coming from other parents who don't want their infants exposed to measles, whooping cough or other serious illnesses in the pediatric waiting room.

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12:22pm Dec 18, 2014

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California Whooping Cough Infections Run High Among Latino Babies

by April Dembosky

Public health officials in California are trying to understand why Latino babies are contracting whooping cough at much higher rates than other babies.
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2:23pm Jul 26, 2013

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Triad Sees Increase in Whooping Cough Cases

by Keri Brown

National Health officials say pertussis, or whooping cough is on pace to be the worst in 50 years, with nearly 18,000 cases recorded so far this year. North Carolina is also seeing an increase.