whooping cough

New vaccine offers fresh hope for controlling whooping cough

January 21, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / whooping cough

A human challenge trial has shown that a new vaccine could offer better protection against whooping cough. Vaccine – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) The new study, delivered in partnership between the University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, and the University of Oxford, is the first to show that a vaccine can stop the […]

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Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

December 18, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / whooping cough

by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Annenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States. Following a

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Cassidy presses RFK Jr. on whooping cough

September 15, 2025 / News update / InnovateMed Author / whooping cough

By Peter Sullivan Kennedy at a Senate Finance Committee hearing this month. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Senate health committee Chair Bill Cassidy is calling on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly support the vaccine for whooping cough amid an outbreak in Cassidy’s home state of Louisiana. Why it matters: The move is the latest twist

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Washington state whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop

June 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / whooping cough

by Elise Takahama edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and nationwide. The state Department of Health in a Friday

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New vaccine offers fresh hope for controlling whooping cough

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

Cassidy presses RFK Jr. on whooping cough

Washington state whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop

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