cough

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State or local health department officials check them for symptoms, which include fever, cough or chest pain, in person twice a day during the weekslong quarantine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“When he goes to the doctor for a cough and chest pain, they simply give him two Tylenols,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

As demand persists, some wealthy travelers are deciding a luxury seat isn’t sufficient to justify the crowds and flight delays that can come with commercial travel and choose to cough up thousands to fly private.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

For me it was a dispensary where Betsie could get medication for her cough.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom