2024 saw a record high in cases of whooping cough, with one in four cases becoming hospitalised - the surge has continued into 2025 as the HSE has issued a warning to pregnant women
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported record high number of whooping cough cases in 2024, and the HSE are urging pregnant women to get the vaccine.
Cases were at a record high last year as the HSE have now issued a statement asking pregnant women to protect themselves and their babies by getting the whooping cough vaccine between 16 to 36 weeks of pregnancy. The vaccine is available free of charge from participating GPs and provides vital immunity for new born babies during their earliest and most vulnerable months of life.
"Last year, one in four cases were hospitalised. Of those, just over two-thirds were infants aged 0-5 months. While no infant deaths from whooping cough were reported in 2024, tragically, in previous years, some young infants have died from theBy getting vaccinated during pregnancy, mothers not only protect themselves but also pass on critical immunity to their baby, so that they are protected when they are born and, until they are old enough to have protection from the infant vaccines.
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