ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH…..A THIRD INFANT HAS DIED FROM PERTUSSIS IN KENTUCKY WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS…..
THE DEATH COMES AMID THE LARGEST SPIKE IN WHOOPING COUGH CASES REPORTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH SINCE 20-12….PERTUSSIS IS A
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY INFECTION THAT HAS BEEN INCREASING IN PREVALENCE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN PART DUE TO DECLINING
VACCINATION RATES……
AS OF NOVEMBER 19TH……THERE HAD BEEN 566 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH HEALTH OFFICIALS ANTICIPATING
ADDITIONAL CASES IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE YEAR…..
