the school in yarmouth that year had a low opt-out rate � 2 percent, the superintendent said � so there was a cap on the amount of disruption an illness could cause..
lea ament, left, and tamara nunley talk about the care their team provided for helen and robert valenzuela at st. jude medical center in fullerton. (scott smeltzer / staff photographer).
not coincidentally, maine has a high rate of whooping cough cases � 21.1 per 100,000 people in 2015, compared to 10.3 per 100,000 nationwide..
"as soon as she saw him," said tamara nunley, r.n., "you could see her perk up.".