300 Amish people got shots for whooping cough
May 25, 2017
SEYMOUR, MO - Two babies are hospitalized from a outbreak of whooping cough in the Amish community in Webster County. County health officials now are trying to control the spread of the disease.
Six cases are confirmed, while there are many more possible cases in the Amish community along Highway C.
“The challenge came because you have to go to them; they don't really have the means to hear or see about it through the news, the media,” said Banks.
The Webster County Health Unit used word of mouth and set up an immunization clinic at a country store last week. In two days, they vaccinated more than 300 adults and children.
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