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Mainland outbreak spurs call for whooping cough boosters

By Rob Shikina

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 05, 2012

~~<p>Emergency medical technician Kit Ho was happy to get a shot for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Saturday because it's been &quot;a while.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;A very big mosquito bite,&quot; said Ho, 20, about the shot in her upper left arm while at a paramedic facility on Young Street.</p>
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Emergency medical technician Kit Ho was happy to get a shot for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Saturday because it's been "a while."

"A very big mosquito bite," said Ho, 20, about the shot in her upper left arm while at a paramedic facility on Young Street. Login for more...



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