10 h. ago UKHSA urges pregnant women to get 'vital' vaccine after baby death in 'important' warning

It comes after a baby died earlier this year

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11 h. ago Pregnant women urged to take action as baby dies from whooping cough

The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned mums to ensure they receive pregnancy vaccines after a baby died from whooping cough, with the government warning that hesitancy is growing

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12 h. ago Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine after baby death

It is the first fatal case of the infection in the UK this year.

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14 h. ago British baby dies from whooping cough as vaccination rates fall

Infant’s mother had not been vaccinated against the highly infectious disease, which affects the lungs and airwaysA baby in the UK has died from whooping cough, marking the first such death in the country this year.The infant’s mother had not been vaccinated against the highly infectious disease, which affects the lungs and airways. This death occurred as vaccination rates among children and pregnant women in the UK have fallen to their lowest levels in 15 years. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Baby dies from whooping cough as jab rates slump across England

The infant, believed to have been under one year old, died between March and June

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18 h. ago Baby dies of whooping cough as vaccination rates hit historic low

Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, UKHSA deputy director, says the death reminds everyone how ‘severe’ whooping cough can be for young babies

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22 h. ago Urgent warning to parents as '1 in 5' children at risk of measles and whooping cough

Almost 19 per cent of young children have not received their pre-school booster jab

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24 h. ago Baby dies of whooping cough amid rapidly plummeting vaccination rates

The child, whose mother was not vaccinated against the infection, was believed to have been under the age of one and died some time after falling ill between March and June.

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3 w. ago The most contagious infectious disease on the planet revealed

The threat posed by any infectious disease depends not only on how it affects the body, but also on how easily it spreads

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3 w. ago Warning over virus dangerous to newborns and elderly after surge in Australia

Officials have urged pregnant women to get the RSV jab.

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3 w. ago Brits warned over virus dangerous to newborns and elderly after surge

The Australian winter is often a good predictor of how viruses will spread in England, according to NHS officials as pregnant women were urged to get the RSV vaccine to protect their newborn children

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