Whooping cough vaccine

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Protect Your Little Ones: Whooping Cough Vaccine Urged for Pregnant Women

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Vital advice from Public Health Scotland to safeguard babies and mums!

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is advocating for pregnant women to prioritize getting vaccinated against whooping cough to protect both themselves and their infants. With an alarming increase in confirmed cases, including 1319 in March alone and five tragic infant deaths between January and March 2024, the urgency for vaccination is paramount. Government advisors are expressing concerns over the low uptake of the jab among pregnant women, highlighting the heightened risk to young infants. The gravity of the situation is emphasized by a vaccine expert's worries and the heartbreaking reality of five babies losing their lives to this preventable infection. In regions like Shropshire, Telford, Wrekin, and Suffolk, where whooping cough cases are on the rise, pregnant women are being strongly encouraged to take action and get vaccinated to combat the spread of the disease.

Whooping cough vaccine offers protection to babies and mums ... (Public Health Scotland)

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is encouraging pregnant women to ensure they are immunised against whooping cough. The vaccine also offers vital protection to ...

Pregnant mothers encouraged to get vaccinated to prevent ... (Sandwell Council)

Cases of whooping cough have seen a national increase, with 1319 confirmed cases in March alone and five infant deaths between January – March 2024.

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Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Whooping cough will kill more babies unless UK vaccination rates ... (The Guardian)

Government adviser says low take-up of jab among pregnant women is putting young infants at particular risk.

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Whooping cough: Vaccine expert 'very worried' by whooping cough ... (BBC News)

Five babies have died from the infection amid a rise in cases in the UK.

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Pregnant women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to get the ... (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust)

10 May 2024 With cases of whooping cough increasing across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, pregnant women are being encouraged to come forward for a ...

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Cases of whooping cough are increasing across Suffolk (East Anglian Daily Times)

East Anglian Daily Times: Stuart Keeble, Director of Public Health for Suffolk, said: “Cases of whooping cough have increased across England and trends are ...

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