
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, December 17, 1993                   TAG: 9312170200
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-13   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ATLANTA                                LENGTH: Short

NO INOCULATIONS MEAN MORE WHOOPING COUGH

U.S. children are coming down with whooping cough in huge numbers this year because too many are failing to receive vaccinations on time, federal health officials said Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported there were 5,457 cases of whooping cough through Dec. 4, the highest number of cases since 1967. Outbreaks have occurred in Chicago and Cincinnati.

- Associated Press

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