Many red 🩸state #MAGA parents aren’t vaccinating their children: “Responding to the rise in pertussis (#whoopingcough) cases in South Dakota, they’re up 4500%.” #GOPDeathCult
🇨🇿Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough.
"Whooping cough is on the rise across Europe, and the Czech Republic is no exception. However, a week marked by confusion surrounding official guidance and a controversial public appearance by Prague's mayor has left some wondering if anything was learned from Covid-19."
"That figure now stands at 3,084 – a number not seen since 1963."
Trust me, none of you EVER want this. Sure, you are likely to be eventually 'well' again but until then, coughing so hard you cannot intake breath and also vomitting will sap your will to live.
It's been ~10 yrs since someone shared this infection with me, and my vocal folds are still damaged, requiring daily warmups before I attempt to speak. Avoid at all costs!
Although with cases only currently in their 1000s, there has been a significant rises in cases of #whoopingcough in the UK, having almost doubled in the last year.
This likely reflects issues around #vaccination 'resistance' & a lack of access to shots during lockdowns, reducing the general levels of immunity.
In itself this may not be a major #health issue, but when put beside other developments & the #NHScriris, it suggests that some established gains in #publichealth may be threatened.
I got my #RSV and #pneumonia#vaccines just before noon today and, so far, no side effects, not even minor soreness.
Only need my second #shingles vaccine in late October and the #COVID#booster soon after (just got my 6th "old" booster last month) and I'm done for the year.
Results of a clinical trial show a vaccine delivered as a nasal spray protects healthy people against infection from the bacteria causing whooping cough infections.