In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination ...

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

Alaska’s outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has now subsided, but it created some significant impacts for residents, state data shows. The outbreak ran from April 2024 to 2025.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States.

Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That's standard ...

Whooping cough cases are rising across the US as childhood vaccination rates fall, an investigation has found. Infants are ...

TEXAS – Texas is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in more than a decade, with health officials warning the surge could intensify as the holiday season approaches. More than 3,500 cases ...

Panama has alerted Costa Rican health officials to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in the Ngäbe Buglé comarca, sparking concerns over potential spread across the shared border. The Panamanian ...

After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. When ...