Experts from the MDHHS are urging families across Michigan to get vaccinated as whooping cough cases continue to increase, leaving children at risk for severe or deadly symptoms.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has warned Michigan residents that cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, are on the rise. The MDHHS is urging residents to stay up to date with their vaccinations.

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri. The state has tallied 422 cases of whooping cough so far this year, a 744% increase from last year.

Cases of whooping cough are increasing in Michigan and the health department is urging people to get vaccinated.

Cases of the vaccine-preventable bacterial infection whooping cough have spiked in Missouri and nationwide. Cases of whooping cough are significantly on the rise in Missouri, echoing a nationwide trend that federal health officials are warning the public about.