Rosemary Westwood, WWNO November 4, 2025 When there’s an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That’s standard practice, public health and infectious disease experts told KFF Health News and NPR. The goal is to keep as many other vulnerable people as possible from…
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A drop in childhood vaccination rates has consequences for children. News: 04/03/2025 The American Academy of Pediatricians reports 2 Louisiana Infants Die of Pertussis as Infections Rise. The state’s last infant death from Whooping Cough was in 2018. Immunization against Whooping Cough (pertussis) prevents 78% of cases in newborns and is 91% effective at preventing hospital stays. Childhood vaccination…