Australia’s whooping cough surge is not over – and it doesn’t just affect babies
- Written by Niall Johnston, Conjoint Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – are higher than usual epidemics.
Vaccines for this highly infectious respiratory infection have been...
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