New figures show drop in vaccinations against whooping cough for infants

Fewer babies across the region have been recorded as having been vaccinated against whooping cough than a decade ago.

New figures by the World Health Organisation have shown there has been a drop in the number of infants across Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire receiving the six-in-one vaccine by their first birthday, which provides immunisation against a range of diseases including whooping cough, between 2023 and 2024.