Whooping Cough Infections Spiking This Year, CDC Says

NBC News (9/20, Edwards) reports, “The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year – a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.” On Thursday, the CDC “said that 14,569 cases of whooping cough had been reported so far in 2024,” which is a “significant increase over last year’s total of 3,475 cases.” And according to an agency “spokesperson, preliminary cases reported so far this year are the highest since 2014.”