Michele, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
@mynameismeesh.bsky.social
ID pharmacist in the Midwest. Mom, wife, gardener, photographer, hiker, napper. Science and human rights are good.
Reposted by Michele, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Pertussis - better known as “whooping cough” or “100 day cough” - is no joke. It can be terrifyingly fatal for small children (they just stop breathing without warning). When it’s not fatal, it can mean 100 days of coughing fits so severe that rib fractures are common.
It is vaccine preventable.
It is vaccine preventable.
CDC data shows large increase in pertussis - more than 5 times the same time last year.
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Leads U.S. Pertussis Outbreak
Pertussis Cases Increase 500% in 2024
www.precisionvaccinations.com
November 10, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Pertussis - better known as “whooping cough” or “100 day cough” - is no joke. It can be terrifyingly fatal for small children (they just stop breathing without warning). When it’s not fatal, it can mean 100 days of coughing fits so severe that rib fractures are common.
It is vaccine preventable.
It is vaccine preventable.
Attempting to find peace this weekend after the rage, sadness, and bewilderment of the past week. (Wishing this was my current view.) After that - baby steps. Find the good. Contribute to the community. Champion truth. Easier said than done, but we have to try.
November 9, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Attempting to find peace this weekend after the rage, sadness, and bewilderment of the past week. (Wishing this was my current view.) After that - baby steps. Find the good. Contribute to the community. Champion truth. Easier said than done, but we have to try.
Let’s hope this does not also become The Bad Place.
November 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Let’s hope this does not also become The Bad Place.