Whooping Cough

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Another baby dies from whooping cough bringing current outbreak toll to 10

The latest data showed the number of confirmed laboratory cases of whooping cough in England passed 10,000 in the year to June.

8 Aug

Mother urges pregnant women to get vaccine for 'killer' whooping cough

Spike Ray was left brain damaged after contracting whooping cough as a baby. His mother is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated as cases rise.

18 Jul

A toddler coughing.

Advice as region see increase in whopping cough and respiratory illnesses

This year the region has seen an increase in people with whooping cough.

24 Jun

Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine as cases surge

Pregnant women urged to vaccinate as three more babies die from whooping cough

What's the difference between whooping cough and a normal cough?

Five-week-old baby dies from whooping cough

Experts encourage parents to protect babies from whooping cough

Parents of baby who died from whooping cough recall her final days

Parents and mums-to-be urged to get vaccinated as whooping cough cases rise

Whooping cough - what is it and what are the symptoms?

Parents urged to fully vaccinate their children amid measles outbreak fears

Dropping vaccine uptake blamed as whooping cough cases rise rapidly

Whooping cough vaccine offered after cases go up

Alarming rise in whooping cough across Midlands