Video | Communicable Disease Pearl Kendrick & Grace Eldering: First Effective Vaccine for the Whooping Cough | Heroes of Progress | Ep. 15 At its height in the 1930s, whooping cough killed more American infants than polio, measles, tuberculosis, and all other childhood diseases combined. Alexander C. R. Hammond — Mar 29, 2023 Read the full article about Kendrick and Eldering here.