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Five babies have died with whooping cough this year, UK health officials say

"Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, as reported by health officials."
"The UKHSA confirmed five infant deaths from whooping cough between January and March."
"Whooping cough can be extremely serious for very young babies, according to UKHSA consultant epidemiologist Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam.

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Five babies have died from whooping cough this year

The infection can be particularly harmful to infants (Picture: Getty Images) Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as the ‘100-day cough’, so far this year. There were 2,793 confirmed cases of whooping cough cases in England between January and March, according to health officials. This is more than triple the amount recorded last year, with 858 cases. There were 1,319 cases reported in March alo…

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