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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tobi Thomas

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Three more babies die after developing whooping cough says ukhsa - Caught on Camera

Pregnant women in black top has vaccine, while holding hand of companion
Pregnant women have been urged to get the whooping cough vaccine in order for their babies to be protected. Photograph: Hannah Beier/Reuters

Three more babies have died from whooping cough this year as cases continue to rise across the country, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Since January, there have been 4,793 confirmed cases of whooping cough, with 181 babies under the age of three months diagnosed with the illness. A total of eight babies have now died from whooping cough this year.

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