Arizona, Your Kids Need To Be Vaccinated

The human body is one of the most unreliable pieces of meat on this planet. You could fall down 4 flights of stars and get up without a scratch, but a bacteria smaller than you could ever see can put you out of commission for good.

A deadly, contagious infection we thought to be eliminated has been creeping up on Arizona once again, with the highest number of cases in a decade.

Whooping Cough Returns

Across the United States, Whooping Cough has made a comeback. The respiratory illness is fueled by bacteria, and can lead to endless coughing, vomiting, and in the worst case, death.

As of October of 2024, there were 491 confirmed cases of the illness in Arizona, it's highest level since 2015 (580 cases). Arizonans are suggested to take precautions, as it is a difficult illness to diagnose, and symptoms may take days, or even weeks, to appear. testing isn't always perfect, and has a 20-80% margin of error.

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Why is it Back?

There's been a massive national movement in the past four years that has completely changed how disease travels in the United States. What is it? Fear of vaccines. Maybe it was the COVID rollout, maybe it was reasoning from before that, but lack of vaccinated children and adults has caused these diseases that we'd thought long gone to return with a vengeance.

Especially with children, the Arizona State department of Health has been urging citizens to get their kids vaxxed. Around 89% of Arizona kindergarteners were vaccinated for Whooping Cough last year. They say a 95% or higher result is the only thing that can stop these spreads, as it helps ups build herd immunity.

[Arizona State Department of Health][CDC][KJZZ]