Whooping cough is not only a pediatric disease; vaccine does not protect for life
October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 29 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Kristin Samuelson
CHICAGO - Health officials are sounding the alarm as cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, surge across the nation. It is important to remember whooping cough is not only a pediatric disease, says Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Tina Tan, who recently was named president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Kristin Samuelson
CHICAGO - Health officials are sounding the alarm as cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, surge across the nation. It is important to remember whooping cough is not only a pediatric disease, says Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Tina Tan, who recently was named president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.