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News items on 'Whooping Cough Immunization'
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Whooping cough vaccine call
(BBC 28/11/2008)
Vaccinating parents of newborns against whooping cough could prevent fatal infections in babies, say doctors. A team in Edinburgh called for the policy change after the deaths of two young infants from whooping cough in their hospital. Writing in the Br Medical Journal, they said infections among adults are rising and babies are vulnerable until they are first immunised at 2 months.
Cases of whooping cough 'treble'
(BBC 10/03/2008)
Cases of whooping cough have gone up threefold since 2003, according to figures from the Department of Health.
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