Although there is a high uptake of vaccinations providing protection against Bordetella pertussis, the main cause of whooping cough, there has been an increase in...
The UK has experienced its worst outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in 20 years, with 13 deaths reported in young infants from January to October 2012. The...
Vaccination programmes are implemented either in response to a specific situation, or as new vaccines become available or evidence about them accumulates....