PARENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SIGNS OF PERTUSSIS, OR WHOOPING COUGH. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS FOUR CASES WERE CONFIRMED LAST DECEMBER, ALL OF THEM INVOLVING INFANTS UNDER SIX MONTHS OF AGE.
DAVID SELVAGE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IN THE FOUR CASES FROM DECEMBER, THEY’RE ALL DOING FINE NOW. THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS ALL CHILDREN GO THROUGH A SERIES OF VACCINES TO PROTECT FROM PERTUSSIS, STARTING AT 2 MONTHS OF AGE.
