whooping

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Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The flu and whooping cough vaccines are also recommended during pregnancy.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s not too late to save the whooping crane, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the piping plover or any of the other 86 birds on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

We got a loud round of applause and whooping from the crowd and, as we’d practiced, we held hands and took a group bow.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez