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Florida sees 81% increase in whooping cough infections amid vaccine rollback
(www.tallahassee.com)
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Just stop reporting the numbers, problem solved.
They kinda did. 81% in the headline sounds like a lot. But once you read it, its really only a few hundred in population of over 23m. It should also be noted that in 2023, there was a total of 85 cases for the entire year. So the increase was far more dramatic between 2023 and 2024 than 2024 and 2025.
Most of the time I see a statistic in a headline, I assume it's just trying to sensationalize the issue. And as my dad told me, most of the time you assume, you're right.