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3 weeks agoWhooping Cough Is Surging in China With Tens of Thousands of Cases and Over a Dozen Deaths
Whooping cough cases surged 20-fold in China in early 2024 compared to 2023, underscoring the risk of the highly contagious respiratory disease.
Vaccine-induced immunity against whooping cough tends to wane as kids reach adolescence, and China does not mandate or provide booster shots to shore up immunity. [ more ]