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Since mid-2011, a substantial rise in pertussis [Whooping Cough] cases has been reported in the state of Washington. In response to this increase, the Washington State Secretary of Health declared a pertussis epidemic on April 3, 2012. By June 16, the reported number of cases in Washington in 2012 had reached 2,520 (37.5 cases per 100,000 residents), a 1,300% increase compared with the same period in 2011 and the highest number of cases reported in any year since 1942 [Make sure you don't miss Figure 1]. Commentators are already drawing corellations with the fact that
Washington State leads the nation in vaccine non-compliance,
Washington State's recent cutbacks in public health funding, and
increases in the number of uninsured (PDF).
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posted by Blasdelb
on Sep 27, 2012 -
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