A mum who feels ‘immense guilt’ after passing whooping cough onto her son leaving him brain damaged is urging people to get vaccinated ...

A renowned scientist has warned that unless vaccination rates rise to stop the infection's spread, more infants would perish ...

A large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024.

Whooping cough is caused by the Bordetella Pertussis bacteria, which infects the mouth, nose and throat and spreads through ...

The whooping cough vaccine is offered to babies and pre-school children. The “only thing we can actually do” about rising ...

Government adviser says under-vaccination among pregnant women in particular is putting infants at risk ...

Pregnant women were advised to be a target group for H1N1 vaccination owing to the risk of this group developing serious complications with this infection. However, the addition of adjuvants to ...

More babies will die from whooping cough unless vaccination rates go up to slow the spread of the infection, a leading expert ...

According to the COVID-19 and other Respiratory Illness Vaccines: A Partner Newsletter, Immunize.org has launched an updated ...

More babies will die from whooping cough unless vaccination rates go up to slow the spread of the infection, a leading expert ...

A dose during pregnancy prevents around 78 per cent of pertussis cases in newborn babies.But vaccine coverage has dropped in recent years. It may also be important for people who could be vulnerable ...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has issued a vaccination call amid a significant rise in cases of whooping cough in Northern ...