Whooping Cough Surges in England, Triggering Vaccination Drive
- More than 10,000 cases reported in babies since January
- Immunization rates in pregnant women have fallen to just 59%
Making sure women are vaccinated during pregnancy can help prevent cases of whooping cough.
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Whooping cough, a respiratory disease that can become life-threatening in young children, reached its highest among babies in England since 2012 amid a worrying decline in vaccination.
More than 10,400 of the lung infection have been reported since the start of the year, health authorities said, and nine babies have died since January.