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 ...

A baby under a year old has died of whooping cough this year, after their mother was not vaccinated during pregnancy. This is the first death from the disease, officially called pertussis, so far this ...

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A baby has died from whooping cough after their mother was not vaccinated during pregnancy, health officials have confirmed. The infant, believed to have been under one year old, died between March ...

18:03, Sun, Aug 31, 2025 Updated: 18:08, Sun, Aug 31, 2025 A baby has become the first to die from whooping cough this year – sparking an urgent plea from health bosses for pregnant mothers to get ...

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 ...

A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The death, which occurred between ...

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 ...