Since last November a total of 10 infants have tragically died from the illness, which authorities say is rising due to a low vaccine take up.
The UK Health Security Agency has urged parents to ensure their children are up to date with their vaccines as yet another infant has died and cases of a potentially deadly Victorian disease have reached over 10,000 in England. The most up-to-date figures published today showed there were 10,493 confirmed diagnoses of whooping cough from January to June this year.
As a result the UKHSA is continuing to implore parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the illness, which is particularly dangerous to babies and young infants. Pregnant women are also eligible for vaccination, to help protect their newborn babies. Despite this, whooping cough vaccine uptake for pregnant women has continued to decline - with coverage in March 2024 at 58.9 percent compared to the peak coverage in March 2017. The whooping cough vaccine is routinely given via the NHS as part of the:
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