Cases remain high because of reduced immunity resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic when cases fell, and lower vaccination rates
When a baby is eight weeks old they are offered the six-in-one vaccine, which includes immunisation against whooping cough. Health officials have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after new data showed the number of confirmed cases of whooping cough in England passed 10,000 in the year to June.
It is a cyclical disease that peaks every three to five years with the last such increase occurring in 2016, meaning the latest peak is “overdue”. Dr Mary Ramsay, director of immunisation at the UK Health Security Agency , said: “Vaccination is the best defence against whooping cough and it is vital that pregnant women and young infants receive their vaccines at the right time. Pregnant women are offered a whooping cough vaccine in every pregnancy, ideally between 20 and 32 weeks.
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