WHOOPING COUGH CASES SURGE

Cases of whooping cough are currently surging across Pennsylvania.  That’s according to the CDC, which says Pennsylvania has the highest number of whooping coughing cases in the country, with nearly 22-hundred cases reported.  Babies under a year old are at greatest risk of developing whooping cough and having severe complications, including apnea and pneumonia.  Health experts blame the surge on missed vaccinations, a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, plus mask-wearing that lowered transmission rates.