Some do not survive. However, the greatest number of cases occur in older children and adults. In fact, in 2024, more than 70% of cases occurred in children 10 years and older, and adults.

There have been more than 10,000 whooping cough cases in the United States so far this year, an unusually high number even by prepandemic standards, said Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a vaccine expert at ...

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

Health officials are advising people in the Pemberton area to watch for symptoms of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, after a spike in cases. While people of any age can get whooping cough ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee ...

“Whooping cough vaccines work but aren’t perfect,” the CDC said. People who have received the vaccine and still contract whooping cough, tend to have milder cases, the public health agency said.

And in 2012, the CDC also began recommending women get a booster shot while pregnant. Today, whooping cough mainly affects children too young for the vaccine, and cases are skyrocketing.

As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it spreads and what to do to protect yourself.

Whooping cough usually spreads through respiratory droplets in the air when people with pertussis cough, sneeze, or breathe close to others. Africa Studio – stock.adobe.com ...

Whooping cough tends to peak around this time of year and in the fall. It’s usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air, when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to ...

When pregnant people get the Tdap vaccine, it protects over 75% of newborns from getting whooping cough and about 90% from severe illness that could lead to hospitalization, according to the ...