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Mom's Heartbreaking Warning Goes Viral After Her Unvaccinated Son Gets Whooping Cough

Jessica Leigh Boren, a mom of three from Eldon, MO, is warning fellow parents after her unvaccinated 18-month-old son came down with a dangerous case of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough.

“This is guilt. Guilt of putting not only my son at risk, but my community too,” she says in her now-viral Facebook post. “This is why you SHOULD vaccinate and protect your.”

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