Citizens urged to get whooping cough vaccination

RBC I Responding to a recent surge in cases of whooping cough (pertussis), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging Coloradans to ensure they’re up to date on vaccinations. One hundred new cases of pertussis were reported in the second half of October alone.
In the first 10 months of 2013, 1,116 cases of pertussis were reported. Colorado has seen epidemic levels of pertussis over the past two years. The 1,494 cases…