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  • Whooping Cough Outbreaks Spark Health Concerns in Eastern U.S.

    Whooping Cough Outbreaks Spark Health Concerns in Eastern U.S.

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    While COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to rise, health officials in the eastern United States are currently dealing with whooping cough, or pertussis, epidemics. There have been student case reports from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Suffolk County, New York, which prompted parent alerts. Notably, Suffolk County noted that school-age children and their parents who had…