Whoop! Vaccines are bad, mmmkay. I saw it on Facebook, mmmkay.
https://www.kut.org/health/2025-10-28/austin-isd-tx-lamar-middle-school-whooping-cough-pertussis
Austin Public Health says whooping cough likely spreading at Lamar Middle School
Austin Public Health has confirmed six cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, at Lamar Middle School this year. Those cases involve unrelated students from various grades and classes.
“It is difficult to confirm, but it is highly likely that pertussis is spreading at this middle school,” said Heather Cooks-Sinclair, epidemiology and disease surveillance manager for Austin Public Health.
Cooks-Sinclar noted that five other schools across various local districts also reported cases of pertussis this school year. Austin-Travis County has seen 115 reported cases of pertussis this year through September, 35% more than in all of 2024. More than half of those cases were in school-aged children. Cooks-Sinclair said this could be due in part to increased local testing and awareness of the illness.
The illness is highly contagious. Its signature symptom is a persistent cough that lasts more than 10 days and often worsens at night. Patients may hear a distinctive “whoop” sound when coughing or vomit after coughing. They may also experience a runny nose, sneezing and fever. Severe cases are often treated with antibiotics.
Whooping cough can be dangerous to young children and babies, who may struggle to breathe. Around one in three babies who contract whooping cough end up hospitalized, according to APH and other health experts.