Whooping cough cases surge nationwide as vaccinations drop
NBC News·2025-12-18 02:00

Just two weeks old, Valina Owens had a cough bigger than she was. What was it about this cough that made you go, "This isn't right." >> Just the way she was struggling to breathe and turning turning gray, blue cough. >> Her parents, Sophie and Justin, would take Felina to three doctor and ER visits in Texas before the diagnosis of whooping cough.I think the longest her she would stop breathing was about 10 10 11 seconds. >> They did tell us that if we didn't >> bring her in when we did there is a high possi ...