A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

Another baby has died from whooping cough, bringing the number to 10 in just seven months. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after cases of ...

When a baby succumbs to a preventable disease, it is more than just a statistic; it is a heartbreaking reminder of how fragile early life can be and how crucial maternal healthcare decisions are.

A baby has become the first person to die after contracting whooping cough in England this year amid rapidly plummeting vaccination rates. The child, whose mother was not vaccinated against the ...

The headlines are startling and brought me back to my darkest days. Cases of whooping cough are off the charts in Connecticut—up to 10 times as many cases right now than we saw in all of 2023. This is ...

Whooping cough is on the rise nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In mid-October, the CDC reported more than 18,500 cases nationwide of pertussis, commonly called ...

A young mother is turning her grief into a life-saving mission after whooping cough claimed the life of her child. The baby girl died last year, before the state realized it was on the cusp of a ...

The whooping cough vaccine is the one thing you must do during pregnancy - and it's to protect your tiny baby - here's what ...