2024-07-31 05:35:52
In France, 20 children have died of whooping cough since the beginning of the year. Doctors warn that vaccinations are not yet sufficiently the norm.
A whooping cough epidemic has already caused 20 deaths among children in France since the beginning of the year. Eight adults who had contracted whooping cough have also died, although the disease was not the main cause of death in these cases, the national health authority said on Tuesday. Whooping cough is a highly contagious viral disease that is often harmless but can lead to serious complications and sometimes death in infants.
In France, as in many other countries, whooping cough has been on the rise again in recent months. Other infectious diseases such as measles are also spreading more rapidly again.
French doctors regret that vaccination of infants against whooping cough is not yet the norm. For several years now, the vaccination has also been recommended for pregnant women in order to immunize the newborn.