Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby

ABC  

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. He said plummeting whooping cough vaccination rates in pregnant women was a particular concern, given it provided some protection for their babies. Queensland Health communicable diseases branch executive director Heidi Carroll said data showed pertussis vaccination rates among pregnant women had dropped from 77.2 per cent in 2020 to 70.7 per cent in 2023. "Vaccinating pregnant women reduces the risk of babies contracting whooping cough by 75 per cent and also reduces the risk of serious illness avoiding hospitalisation," Dr Carroll said.

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Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have passed 40,000 in a year for the first time since recording began more than 30 years ago. "Whooping cough doesn't just affect kids," she said. "Unfortunately, the last whooping cough vaccine children get is age four and then next is about 13-14 years of age," she said. Infectious disease experts say pregnant women should …

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US

Daily Mail  

A mother has revealed her heartbreak after losing her baby to a violent coughing condition just weeks after he was born. Kathryn Alcaide, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, said her son Brady was born healthy at 8 lbs 6 oz in November 2012, but began suffering whooping cough symptoms that 'looked like a cold' the following January. ‘No family should have to …

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
2 months ago

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US

The Independent  

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Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest
2 months ago

Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest

Associated Press  

Whooping cough cases in the United States are at a decade-high level, with 18,506 cases reported so far this year. The increase is not unexpected, as whooping cough peaks every three to five years. However, state health officials are concerned about the number of cases in Wisconsin, where there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year compared to …

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high
4 months ago

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have exploded this year, with infectious disease experts saying reported numbers are cause for "serious public health concerns". "The fact that young children are missing from that data and not featuring highly is a result of our vaccine success and especially the program to offer free whooping cough boosters to all pregnant women," he said. …

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.

LA Times  

An infant gets a vaccination in Fayetteville, Ga., in this 2021 photo. It’s been five years since the last major outbreak of whooping cough in California, but the disease is on the rise. And in California, case counts “have been higher during the first several months of 2024 than in the prior several years,” the state Department of Public Health …

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases

The Hindu  

Published : May 25, 2024 21:41 IST - 5 MINS READ In the winter of 2023, health experts across the European continent started noticing something weird. According to figures outlined in the ECDC’s latest report on the situation, the majority of European cases occurred in infants—the population for which whooping cough can turn deadly. The flu cases have maybe doubled …

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
7 months, 1 week ago

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer

Hindustan Times  

A large outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. Sadly, five infant deaths due to whooping cough have been confirmed, with unconfirmed reports that a sixth infant may have died in the last week of the bacterial infection. The reason whooping cough is so infectious is in part due to pertussis having a …

Are parents who think they 'know better' to blame for the whooping cough surge? asks Dr MAX PEMBERTON
7 months, 1 week ago

Are parents who think they 'know better' to blame for the whooping cough surge? asks Dr MAX PEMBERTON

Daily Mail  

Six lives every minute. It was reported in this paper last week that paediatric intensive care units are on ‘surge capacity’ because of whooping cough and measles, meaning they are full to bursting. Vaccine refusal has been a problem since the 1990s, when unfounded fears over the MMR triple jab saw uptake slump In fact ‘vaccine refusal’ has been a …

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate
8 months, 1 week ago

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate

ABC  

In short: A surge in respiratory viruses has already added pressure to Queensland's health services. Public health physician Nicolas Smoll said this year was panning out to be a more "significant" flu season, but the COVID-19 pandemic had made things harder to predict. "The first is that pertussis is known to run in cycles every three to four years and …

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies
10 months ago

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies

NL Times  

The number of newborns with severe cases of whooping cough has risen sharply in recent weeks. Doctors are now diagnosing around 110 children with whooping cough every week, including around 20 infants, the RIVM reports. The number of reported cases of whooping cough has been increasing since June last year and is much higher than in previous years, both in …

Mother of Brisbane teen who nearly died from meningococcal disease urges parents to get their children vaccinated
1 year, 2 months ago

Mother of Brisbane teen who nearly died from meningococcal disease urges parents to get their children vaccinated

ABC  

Families affected by vaccine-preventable diseases have told harrowing personal stories at a Brisbane summit aiming to boost flagging inoculation rates. Key points: Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says the trend is "worrying" and alarming" She has called for a federal response to the decline The drop has in part been attributed to vaccine apathy and fatigue Katy O'Connell's daughter almost …

NSW Health data shows rising bronchiolitis cases in babies
2 years, 6 months ago

NSW Health data shows rising bronchiolitis cases in babies

ABC  

Experts are calling for parents to be vigilant as cases of a dangerous lung virus grow in NSW. The NSW Health respiratory surveillance report has recorded instances of the illness in babies and toddlers aged 0-4 years old. Paediatric infectious disease expert David Isaacs said the issue is "serious" but rarely fatal. NSW health authorities are embarking on a "month-long …

Queensland's growing COVID-19 outbreak of BA.2 Omicron sub-variant puts health system under pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Queensland's growing COVID-19 outbreak of BA.2 Omicron sub-variant puts health system under pressure

ABC  

The number of hospital and ambulance workers unable to work due to COVID-19 has more than doubled in the past 10 days as the Health Minister foreshadows another suspension on some elective surgeries. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 …

Queensland records 11 COVID deaths, 19,932 new cases and date for quarantine-free international travel set
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records 11 COVID deaths, 19,932 new cases and date for quarantine-free international travel set

ABC  

Quarantine-free international travel into Queensland will be possible from this weekend for the first time since the spread of COVID-19 prompted the closure of Australia's border almost two years ago. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest …

Queensland records 16 COVID-19 deaths and 15,962 new cases in deadliest single day of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland records 16 COVID-19 deaths and 15,962 new cases in deadliest single day of pandemic

ABC  

Sixteen people have died from COVID-19 in Queensland in the latest reporting period, the highest daily death toll yet recorded in the state. Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the state has confirmed 15,962 new cases of COVID and 819 people are being treated for their symptoms in hospital. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: …

Has Queensland hit its COVID-19 vaccine ceiling?
2 years, 11 months ago

Has Queensland hit its COVID-19 vaccine ceiling?

ABC  

Queensland is expected to cross the 90 per cent vaccination rate threshold for those aged 16 and over this week, but data shows the pace that people are getting vaccinated has slowed. Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles said all that was needed to achieve that goal was "for all of those people who have had their first dose to get …

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Former chief health officer warns Queensland is at a turning point ahead of a 'huge spike' in COVID-19 cases

ABC  

With the days of 'COVID-zero' over, Queensland is at a critical point in its pandemic response and the focus needs to shift from case numbers to hospitalisations, experts say. A key 'point of transition' Queensland University of Technology professor of public health and disaster management Gerry FitzGerald, who served as Queensland's chief health officer for three years, said the state …

With Queensland about to open its border, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is waning — but protests are getting bigger
3 years ago

With Queensland about to open its border, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is waning — but protests are getting bigger

ABC  

If current daily vaccination rates are a guide, Queensland is about six days away from hitting the Premier's border-opening target of 80 per cent of people aged 16 and over being fully vaccinated. By Friday 77.7 per cent of the Queensland population aged 16 and over were double-vaccinated — 3,195,634 people out of a cohort of 4,112,707. The Melbourne Institute …

Queensland records zero new COVID-19 cases, vaccination timeline set amid regional jabs push
3 years, 2 months ago

Queensland records zero new COVID-19 cases, vaccination timeline set amid regional jabs push

ABC  

Queensland has recorded no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as officials urge 400,000 people yet to be vaccinated to act immediately now that border controls on the virus are set to ease. Key points: The Premier says people have 12 days to get vaccinated to be fully protected when borders open to hotspots She says about 400,000 Queenslanders remain unvaccinated …

More than 10 per cent of Queensland health workers unvaccinated against COVID-19 as deadline looms
3 years, 2 months ago

More than 10 per cent of Queensland health workers unvaccinated against COVID-19 as deadline looms

ABC  

More than 10 per cent of Queensland Health workers are unvaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of an imminent deadline mandating a first dose, according to figures from the state health department. Key points: Healthcare staff have a one month deadline until they must be fully vaccinated Those without an exemption who don't get vaccinated will not be able to work The …

Queensland has some of the lowest full COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, and experts say there are a few reasons why
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland has some of the lowest full COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, and experts say there are a few reasons why

ABC  

Parts of Queensland have some of the lowest full vaccination rates in the country, with public health experts concerned the state's success in suppressing COVID-19 could be fuelling complacency. Key points: Regional townships like Cherbourg and Yarrabah have less than 15 per cent of its population fully vaccinated Regional townships like Cherbourg and Yarrabah have less than 15 per cent …

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