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Whitman County re-enters whooping cough outbreak status

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Lucille Stutesman, Editor-in-Chief
July 26, 2025
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WSU requires all students to receive one dose of the Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough) — or TDaP — vaccine within the last ten years.

After months of reporting little to no cases, Whitman County Public Health announced Friday it is investigating two cases of whooping cough, pushing the county back into outbreak status.

The cases are epi-linked, meaning they came from the same source.

Whitman County has six reported cases of whooping cough in 2025. At the end of 2024, there were 86 reported cases of whooping cough in the county, which was up drastically from one reported case in 2023.

Washington State has 1,532 reported cases so far this year.

WSU requires all students to receive one dose of the TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough/pertussis) vaccine in the last 10 years or one dose after turning 18.

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Lucille Stutesman
Lucille Stutesman, Editor-in-Chief

Lucille Stutesman is the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Evergreen. She’s a rising third-year student majoring in multimedia journalism and broadcast news. She’s from Bremerton, but has lived all over the country, including New York City and Honolulu. She previously served as a news reporter and then news editor at the Evergreen. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching medical dramas and cycling. She’s been with the Evergreen since fall 2024.

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