Budget Cuts Hurt Washington State’s Response To Whooping Cough Epidemic

Budget Cuts Hurt Washington State’s Response To Whooping Cough Epidemic: Washington State is facing a Whooping cough epidemic that state health officials say could surpass the number of cases in any year since before the vaccine went into wide use in the 1940s. The state has recorded 1,284 cases through early May — 10 times as many as last year’s total at this time. But [...]/p