he Health Department has alerted health care providers in Windham County about a rise in the number of people with confirmed cases of whooping cough – a total of 11 during the month of June.
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Pertussis epidemic, vaccination debate in Vermont makes national news
“What’s the matter with Vermont?” was the provocative headline in Slate.com late last week. It suggested that Vermont was up to some of its liberal tricks or behaving irrationally.
Whooping cough cases way down after vaccination and information campaign
After a record 645 confirmed cases of whooping cough in Vermont during 2012, the number of cases is sharply down since mid-December when the Health Department reported epidemic numbers for the state.
Pertussis outbreak has state encouraging vaccinations for adults and children
The outbreak has also rekindled a passionate debate over how to best address immunization and whether legislation mandating vaccines in school-aged children is necessary.
Mullin: Whooping cough numbers show vaccine rates need to be higher
In order to protect Vermonters we need to create what’s known as herd immunity -- more than 90 percent of the population needs to be fully vaccinated in order to protect those who can’t for medical reasons.
Vaccinated kids account for 90 percent of child whooping cough cases in Vermont
Patsy Kelso, a DOH epidemiologist: “The current thinking is that the pertussis vaccination is just not as effective as we’d like it to be."
Whooping cough cases hit an all-time high in Vermont
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccination is the most effective way to prevent the illness.
Health Department reports increase in pertussis cases
The Vermont Department of Health has alerted health care providers statewide about an increase in the number of cases of pertussis, including 68 of the 201confirmed cases this year reported from June 1 – August 8.
Health Department reports increase in pertussis cases
Health Department Reports Increase in Pertussis Cases For Immediate Release: November 17, 2011 Media Contact: Communication Office Vermont Department of Health 802-863-7281 BURLINGTON – The Vermont Department of Health has alerted health care providers statewide about an increase in the number of cases of pertussis, a vaccine-preventable disease commonly known as whooping cough. Twenty-seven cases […]