Whooping cough epidemic: 80% of babies with infection in 2025 hospitalised

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Whooping cough epidemic: 80% of babies with infection in 2025 hospitalised

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Low vaccination coverage is likely to prolong the current whooping cough epidemic [Image: Meredith Newlove on the Public Health Image Library, Canva composite]
Eight of the 10 whooping cough cases recorded in babies, aged zero to five months, in 2025 have resulted in hospitalisations, according to ESR data.