Japan's whooping cough surge prompts Taiwan alert for kids

Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Saturday urged families traveling to Japan with children to ensure their pertussis (whooping cough) vaccinations are complete, following a significant spike in cases there.

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