Steve Skinner
A couple comments:
-88 confirmed cases of H3N2 in the Atlanta and surrounding counties area between May 15th and July 14th. ( http://vet.uga.edu/dlab/news/news ) While the H3N8 vaccine may not be protective for H3N2, to characterize the epidemic as "dead" seems a bit of a stretch.
"...after the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am combo vaccinations started it all! " - Per the OP (Susan), CIV was diagnosed in this dog; I find it difficult to believe that the vaccinations actually "started it all". While vaccinating this pup when it was coughing already (did the vaccines cause the illness BEFORE they were given?) may not have been the best thing to do, vaccinating for Distemper, Bordetella, and the remaining components of the vaccines that that were given certainly did NOT "start it all".