First measles, now whooping cough: Lotta nasty shit goin' 'round since the inept Robert F. Kennedy became head @HHSGov

 

Graphic:  Facebook (Western Upper Peninsula Health Department

Headline:  The Texas Tribune, 11/11/202

Stephen Simpson reports:

The uptick in whooping cough, which is especially contagious in children, has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for the illness, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated. They also say whooping cough tends to spike every few years and that there isn’t a way to completely wipe out the disease. 

“We practitioners and public health professionals are concerned because we are seeing a year-after-year trend of a significant increase in cases when this is preventable,” said Hector Ocaranza, a pediatrician and member of the Texas Medical Association’s Council on Science and Health Promotion. “Especially a disease that can have such a severe effect on infants, older people, and those who have chronic conditions.”

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