Whooping Cough or Pertussis

• Reported number of new whooping cough cases: 15,609 (2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 10 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of children vaccinated by age 24 months with 4 or more doses of DTaP vaccination: 82.3% (2018)

Source: ChildVaxView Interactive: Vaccination Coverage among Young Children

• Percent of adolescents aged 13-17 years with 1 dose or more of Tdap vaccination: 88.9% (2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 32 pdf icon[PDF 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults aged 18 and over with pertussis shot in the last 10 years (Tdap): 43.6 %

Source: AdultVaxView Interactive: Vaccination Coverage among Adults

• National Immunization Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Surveillance and Reporting
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pertussis Vaccination
• Child Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)
• Teen Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)
• Adult Vax View (National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)