At one month old, baby Phoebe was in the hospital struggling for breath due to whooping cough. At the time, she was too young for the vaccine from the respiratory illness that is surging across the U.

Washington is among the states reporting the most cases this year, making it advisable for certain groups of people to consider getting an additional shot.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services warns that cases of whooping cough are on the rise. Over the past three ...