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Whooping Cough Cases Surge Amid Vaccine Skepticism Crisis

6/8/2025

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Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed to 11,720 in 2025, a troubling trend linked to declining childhood vaccination rates and pandemic-related exposure gaps. Experts express grave concern that rising vaccine skepticism, fueled by figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could trigger even more outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough.

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Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed to 11,720 in 2025, a troubling trend linked to declining childhood vaccination rates and pandemic-related exposure gaps. Experts express grave concern that rising vaccine skepticism, fueled by figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could trigger even more outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough.