Mississippi saw a surge in whooping cough cases in the past two years

Tupelo

There were few cases

of pertussis in

Mississippi between

2015-2023

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2018-2023

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

In 2023, the state

overturned a ban

on religious

exemptions from

vaccinations.

Average yearly

cases rose by

395%.

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2023-2025

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

There were few cases of

pertussis in Mississippi

between 2015-2023

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2018-2023

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

Until 2023, when the state

overturned a ban on

religious exemptions from

vaccinations.

Average yearly cases

rose by 395%.

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2023-2025

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

There were few cases of

pertussis in Mississippi

between 2015-2023

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2018-2023

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

Until 2023, when the state

overturned a ban on

religious exemptions

from vaccinations.

Average yearly cases rose

by 395% statewide.

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2023-2025

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

There were few cases of whooping

cough in Mississippi between

2015-2023

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2018-2023

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

Until 2023, when the state

overturned a ban on religious

exemptions from vaccinations.

Average yearly cases rose by

395% statewide.

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport

Annual average cases, 2023-2025

0

5

10

15

20

25

Tupelo

Greenville

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Gulfport