MILWAUKEE — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade ... rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Thursday, it released state figures, showing that ...

A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough ... all into perspective in an interview. “The first Pertussis vaccine was available in 1947; it was a whole killed bacteria,” he began. “At the ...

At the same time last year, 3,382 cases had been ... while the infection runs its course. While whooping cough can be serious for all ages, children younger than 1 are particularly sensitive ...

Yes, and the CDC recommends it for people of all ages, as it's the best way to prevent the infection. The whooping cough vaccines work well but protection fades over time, according to the CDC.