Two unvaccinated infants in Kentucky have died from whooping cough in 2025, amid a nationwide resurgence of pertussis cases ...

At one month old, baby Phoebe was in the hospital struggling for breath due to whooping cough. At the time, she was too young for the vaccine from the respiratory illness that is surging across the U.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced June 6 that two infants have died of whooping cough this year.

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection.