Whooping Cough Cases Surge: A Reminder of the Importance of Vaccination
Hidden behind unremarkable name "whooping cough" lies a dangerous threat.
People in Michigan are hurting. With Pertussis, again, and cases are spiking. ‘ It’s the highest number of cases in a decade. As of December 8th, the state health department reported more than fifteen hundred cases, you knew twice the average from 2017 through 2019. The surge highlights a critical point, vaccination isn’t just for itself: each shot protects others relies folks with three months babies who can’t be vaccinated yet enjoying young children who haven’t received all recommended doses.
“It was something where you would wake up in the middle of the night thinking that you would not breathe, and it lasted for months,”
This from Veronica McNally, founder of the Franny Strong Foundation. Her 3-
month old daughter Francesca died of whooping cough in 2012, which propelled her on an advocacy fight
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