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Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations Available Thursday for Kids, Uninsured

Those eligible can be immunized at the Lakewood WIC office.

Free whooping cough vaccinations will be available Thursday near University Place.

Children and uninsured and underinsured adults can be immunized from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lakewood WIC office, 11216 Bridgeport Way S.W.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Department of Health's monthly calendar of free vaccination events is available here.

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With whooping cough at is highest level in 60 years, Health Department officials are hoping to see clinics packed as a sign that it is protecting the community from the illness.

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