The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


Whooping Cough (MM #5334)

October 29, 2025

I’ve had a fear of needles since I was young. Yet that never stopped me from getting my vaccinations then nor now. As I mentioned recently, I just got my flu shot for the year. And I know that vaccines are a political hot button right now. I think of vaccines like insurance; they’re a hassle, they may or may not protect you, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. One of the vaccines many of us had as children was for whooping cough. But because of vaccine skepticism, whooping cough is making a comeback in Louisiana, and the bigger issue is that the state’s health department didn’t alert people for months…

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