Vaccination program credited in fight against whooping cough
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 02:00
in Health & Medicine
Urging Californians to remain vigilant, officials announce that the state recorded no deaths in 2011 for the first time in two decades. Cases also fell sharply from 2010. Facing an epidemic of whooping cough that led to the deaths of 10 infants in 2010, California public health officials launched a massive vaccination effort and public awareness campaign about the disease.
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