ATLANTA (AP) — An expert panel is urging every expecting mother to get a shot preventing whooping cough, preferably in the last three months of her pregnancy to help protect her baby. The advice ...

While the COVID-19 summer wave is still ongoing, there’s another respiratory illness to have on your radar: whooping cough. Cases of the virus are currently surging in the United States, with data ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – Over the last year, there has been an increase in Whooping Cough (Pertussis) cases across the United States. As of November 16, 2024, nearly six times as many cases have been ...

Millions of pregnant women in the United States are not getting two vital vaccines that protect not only their health, but their babies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Chronic cough (CC) lasting ≥ 8 weeks disproportionately affects women, and its prevalence increases with age. At the 30th edition of the Congrès de Pneumologie de Langue Française 2026 in France, ...

A new CDC study has linked Tdap vaccination during pregnancy to reduced rates of whooping cough in newborns. According to the findings, Tdap vaccination given during the third trimester prevented more ...

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are ...

Pregnant women are being urged to get vaccinated against whooping cough as cases continue to rise at a concerning rate. As of the beginning of this month, eight babies have died from the disease this ...

Pregnant woman have been advised to get vaccinated for whooping cough and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The reminder was prompted by a recent rise in ...

Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated following the death of a baby after contracting whooping cough. The death, which happened between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of the ...