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Whooping Cough Is on the Rise: How to Spot it and Stop it [View all]
Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are on the rise in the United States. While vaccines have kept this illness under control for decades, recent trends show a resurgence. In Utah, cases have jumped from 132 in 2022 to over 300 in 2025. Nationally, numbers have skyrocketed from 7,000 in 2023 to more than 35,000 in 2024. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has grown—and with it, cases of preventable diseases like pertussis have increased.
https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2025/12/whooping-cough-rise-how-spot-it-and-stop-it
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