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Whooping cough cases skyrocketing, warns government

 
• By Kate Bowie

There were more than 500 cases of whooping cough in England this January compared with a total of almost 860  “for the whole of” last year, the government has said.  

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There were 22 infants under three months old who were diagnosed with whooping cough in January
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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