So Cute!! "Dr." Cassidy, Facing 2 Dead, 350+ Confirmed Pertussis Cases In LA, Urges Kennedy To Publicly Support Vaccine

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NEW ORLEANS — Senator Bill Cassidy is calling on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK, Jr., to make a public statement in support of the vaccine for whooping cough. This comes as Louisiana is having the worst outbreak of the deadly respiratory infection in decades, which has already taken the lives of two babies.

Videos from the past of children with whooping cough show just how serious the infection can be. Already, two children in Louisiana have died this year, with 368 cases reported, compared to the average of only 77 cases. LSU Health infectious disease specialist Dr. Fred Lopez says this is the worst outbreak in the state in 35 years. And there is a vaccine to prevent this.

“I think there's been a lot of misinformation about vaccines in general, and I think it's spilled over to vaccines that we've had available for decades, that have been safe and quite effective,” said Dr. Lopez.

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Senator Cassidy's office says they have not heard back yet from RFK, Jr., about giving a public endorsement of the whooping cough vaccine.

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https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/senator-cassidy-urges-rfk-jr-to-support-whooping-cough-vaccine-amid-deadly-louisiana-outbreak-vax-illness-politics-vaccination/289-aed4b4ef-001b-4314-94bb-72f5a9fc1dc6