Pertussis (whooping cough), a vaccine-preventable disease that affects people of any age, has resurged globally after the COVID-19 pandemic. Key reasons for recent pertussis outbreaks include suboptimal pertussis vaccination coverage (particularly for vaccination during pregnancy) and growing vaccination hesitancy. During the 2023–2024 pertussis outbreaks in Europe, adolescents aged 10–14 years and 15–19 years had the first and third highest incidence rates, respectively. To reduce pertussis bur