Monday, January 03, 2011
Whooping Cough Concern
KENTUCKY...
Health officials in northern Kentucky are planning to immunize childcare workers in an effort to stop the spread of whooping cough.
The campaign begins this month and is part of a national effort to encourage adults to get vaccinated against the disease.
Epidemiologist Joyce Rice said people usually associate the disease with children, but anyone can catch and spread it.
Rice said health officials recorded 127 cases of whooping cough in northern Kentucky in 2010, compared to 38 in 2009.
Health officials in northern Kentucky are planning to immunize childcare workers in an effort to stop the spread of whooping cough.
The campaign begins this month and is part of a national effort to encourage adults to get vaccinated against the disease.
Epidemiologist Joyce Rice said people usually associate the disease with children, but anyone can catch and spread it.
Rice said health officials recorded 127 cases of whooping cough in northern Kentucky in 2010, compared to 38 in 2009.
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