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Cases of a Victorian-era disease have soared in Florida amid the state’s ban on vaccine mandates. As of September 27, the latest data available, there have been 1,295 cases of pertussis, also called whooping cough, in Florida, an 81 percent surge compared to the entirety of 2024.  And nationwide, cases rose six-fold in 2024 compared to the year before, CDC figures …

The scourge of a preventable disease is roaring back after a pandemic lull, having already hit an annual milestone. The most recent reliable data from the Pan American Health Organization as of May 31 reported more than 10,000 cases of vaccine-preventable pertussis in the US, otherwise known as whooping cough.  Last year, the number of cases in the last week of …