Spokane Public Schools and the Spokane Regional Health District is informing parents about the seriousness of whooping cough amid an increase in recent cases reported throughout Spokane County.
Parents of U-High students received an alert from the school, warning of the student with pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
Most pregnant women in the United States don't get flu and whooping cough vaccines even though the shots are safe and recommended as part of routine prenatal care, a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
The modern vaccine for whooping cough becomes less effective as children age, a new study shows, highlighting the need for new vaccines to protect children from the highly contagious disease.
The Grant County Health District is warning parents that there have been two confirmed cases of Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in two area schools.
The first whooping cough death in California since 2016 was confirmed Tuesday.
The Spokane Regional Health District released a respiratory illness update for Spokane County.
