Reality Injection: Why California’s Whooping Cough Epidemic is Only Getting Worse
Pertussis continues to spread in California, with 3,458 cases reported between January 1 and June 10: In less than half a year, the toll of the sickened already has exceeded all reported cases for 2013. State health officials have now declared a pertussis epidemic—deeply worrisome, considering the bacterium* poses a particularly dire threat to infants.
Posted on June 24, 2014 - 3:25pm