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And what's gone under the radar is pertussis.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Sunshine State, school districts, similarly to others around the country, require vaccinations for measles, rubella, pertussis, polio, diphtheria and other diseases.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
Studies show that vaccination rates have fallen in 45 states that have allowed religious and personal exemptions, allowing vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and pertussis to resurge.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of the mandatory shots that kids need for school are named in Florida law, including those for polio, diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, pertussis, mumps, and tetanus.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Sunshine State, school districts, similarly to others around the country, require vaccinations for measles, rubella, pertussis, polio, diphtheria and other diseases.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
Studies show that vaccination rates have fallen in 45 states that have allowed religious and personal exemptions, allowing vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and pertussis to resurge.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of the mandatory shots that kids need for school are named in Florida law, including those for polio, diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, pertussis, mumps, and tetanus.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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