Tag: Pertussis

More babies could die from whooping cough, expert warns

More babies will die from whooping cough unless vaccination rates go up to slow the spread of the infection, a leading expert has warned. Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, consultant paediatrician and chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises the UK government, said Covid lockdowns may have impacted on the rise in […]

Five babies die as whooping cough cases soar in England

Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, health officials have said amid a rapid rise in cases. More than 2,700 whooping cough cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 – more than three times the number recorded in the whole of last year. New UK Health Security […]