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Whooping cough bounces back

Replacement vaccine is not so great at protecting kids

PERTUSSIS REDUX  Whooping cough, a disease nearly vanquished in the United States in the 1970s, has made a comeback that coincides with a change in vaccines.

Source: CDC

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

Whooping cough has turned up in North America after decades of near absence, and we have only ourselves to blame.