Whooping cough outbreak: Pregnant women to be vaccinated

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19729989


Hundreds of thousands of pregnant women across the UK are to be offered a whooping cough vaccine to protect babies from an escalating outbreak of the disease.

Very young babies are at the greatest risk of serious complications. Ten have died in the UK this year.

The injection, available from Monday, should boost a mother's defences, which are then passed onto the baby.

Health officials say there are no safety concerns about the vaccine.

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1. Anybody who is going to be around an infant needs it

from grandma to baby sitters.

I had this as an adult and it was horrible. It kills babies.

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2. Indeed. The weak herd immunity link here

Is probably adults - many of whom may not have been advised to get boosters.

Brit DUers are indicating? There isn't that focus there.

Not that we do better, mind you.