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Across California, there were fewer than 300 reported cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, all of last year.

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the spread of the highly contagious respiratory disease.

As was typically the case, Trump offered no further specifics, but all 50 states mandate not only MMR vaccinations, but shots against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and chicken pox for all schoolchildren.

A widespread failure to vaccinate children was previously linked to a 2010 whooping cough outbreak in California which resulted in more than 9,000 illnesses and the death of 10 infants.

As the verdict was read out, cheers and whooping erupted from the public gallery while Ms Hussain burst into tears.