In Response to On-Going Whooping Cough Outbreak, Vaccines Available May 18 CDC.org. Since November 2015, there have been 230 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, reported in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton Counties. The Northern Kentucky Health Department has implemented several strategies to stop the spread of the disease, including providing free vaccine […]
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Whooping Cough Cases on the Rise in Kentucky
Kentucky Department for Public Health Recommends Vaccination among Children and Adult s CDC.gov. Kentucky experienced a rise in reported cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, at the end of 2015, with public health officials reporting 87 cases of the illness between August and December. Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by […]
