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Louisiana Delays Whooping Cough Warnings Amid Outbreak Crisis

10/28/2025

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Louisiana officials delayed public warnings about a whooping cough outbreak that killed two infants.
The outbreak rose since September 2024, and alerts were issued only months later.
State Surgeon General Ralph Abraham halted vaccine promotions after anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as U.S. health secretary.
As of September 2025, Louisiana reported 387 whooping cough cases, the highest level to date.

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Story summary

Louisiana officials delayed public warnings about a whooping cough outbreak that killed two infants.
The outbreak rose since September 2024, and alerts were issued only months later.
State Surgeon General Ralph Abraham halted vaccine promotions after anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as U.S. health secretary.
As of September 2025, Louisiana reported 387 whooping cough cases, the highest level to date.