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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Pemberton area

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67% Informative

Vancouver Coastal Health says whooping cough is a serious infection of the airways caused by bacteria.

Young children who haven’t been immunized can get sicker than older kids or adults.

Getting tested and treating the illness with antibiotics can reduce the duration of the cough, which can last for many weeks .

VR Score

66

Informative language

65

Neutral language

47

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived