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Whooping cough jab uptake hailed by health officials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20667850
Uptake of the whooping cough vaccine in pregnant mothers has been "extraordinarily good" in England, the Department of Health says.
The jab was introduced UK-wide in the autumn as an emergency measure to protect newborn babies during the worst outbreak of the disease in 20 years.
There have been nearly 10,000 UK cases this year and 13 babies have died.
A month after the scheme was announced, 44% of eligible women in England had had the jab.
