Whooping cough: Washington state surpasses 2,000 cases
As mentioned in previous posts, the state of Washington is being hit hard by a whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) epidemic since the beginning of 2012. As of today, over 2000 cases of pertussis have...
View ArticleReal Skeptics get vaccinated
Most real scientific skeptics, in contrast to pseudoskeptics who ignore evidence to believe whatever fits their view of the world, support vaccinations. In fact, the skeptic community doesn’t just talk...
View ArticleWhooping cough: Washington state epidemic exceeds 2600 cases
The Washington State Department of Health is reporting that there are 2647 confirmed cases of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) as of June 23, 2012. This number compares to only 187 cases during...
View ArticleWhooping cough update: Washington state epidemic exceeds 2800 cases
The Washington State Department of Health has reported (pdf) that the current whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) epidemic has hit 2883 cases, over 10X more than the 210 cases reported at the same...
View ArticleWhooping cough–UK epidemic leads to 5 infant deaths
According to the Guardian, a total of 2,466 cases of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) have been confirmed in the United Kingdom between January and June of 2012, causing the deaths of 5 infants....
View ArticleWhooping cough update: Washington state epidemic hits 3400 cases
The Washington State Department of Health is reporting that as of August 4, 2012, the current whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) epidemic has hit 3400 cases, over 15X more than the 214 cases...
View ArticleVaccine denialism causes USA’s worst whooping cough epidemic in 70 years
Steven Salzberg, at Forbes Magazine, has reported that the USA is experiencing the worst whooping cough epidemic in 70 years. In addition, the CDC has stated that as of August 4 2012 (pdf), there are...
View ArticleWhooping cough: North Carolina reports first infant death in 2012
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has reported North Carolina’s first infant death from whooping cough on August 20, 2012. The child was only 2 months old. “Babies and young...
View ArticleEffectiveness of pertussis vaccines–myth vs. reality
Over the past few months I have written extensively about the the current whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) outbreak which has reached epidemic levels in areas like the Washington state, and has...
View ArticleProtecting infants from whooping cough by cocooning
This year, 2012, was one of the worst whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) outbreaks in the USA for the past 70 years, which included an outright epidemic in Washington state. Some of the reasons for...
View ArticleWhooping cough update: Colorado outbreak hits 1000 cases
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has reported that as of October 6, 2012, a whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) outbreak has hit over 1000 cases since the beginning of the...
View ArticleCDC recommends pertussis vaccination for all pregnant women
On October 24, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that “providers of prenatal care implement a Tdap immunization (Tdap or DTaP vaccine) program for all pregnant women....
View ArticleWhooping cough update: outbreak in Montana continues
The Montana Department of Health has reported (pdf) that as of November 15, 2012, a whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) outbreak has reached over 500 cases since the beginning of the year, compared...
View ArticleComparing effectiveness of two types of pertussis vaccines
Over the past year or so, there have been several outbreaks of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis), including one that reached epidemic levels in Washington state, which has been considered one of...
View ArticleWest Virginia occasionally gets it right
West Virginia isn’t frequently lumped together with the more progressive states in the country. But sometimes, there are surprises. I admit that I keep up with all kinds of news articles dealing with...
View ArticleUndervaccinating against pertussis puts children and community at risk
Over the past year or so, there have been several outbreaks of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis), including one that reached epidemic levels in Washington state, which has been considered one of...
View ArticleInfant in North Carolina dies of whooping cough
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that a three-week old child died of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) last week. As the report states, a child cannot be...
View ArticleCocooning the family to protect infants from whooping cough
Over the past year or so, there have been several outbreaks of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis), including one that reached epidemic levels in Washington state, which has been considered one of...
View ArticleEffectiveness of pertussis vaccines–science vs. lies
Update of an article published on 7 September 2012. Over the past few months I have written extensively about several whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) outbreaks which had reached epidemic levels...
View ArticleWhy we vaccinate–because pertussis kills babies
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced that the number of whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) cases through May 2014 has already exceeded the number in 2013. As of 27...
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