If your baby has whooping cough, you’ll likely notice a persistent dry cough that’s hard to shake off.

Babies at eight, 12 and 16 weeks old are eligible for an immunisation on the NHS that protects against whooping cough (as well as other serious diseases such as diphtheria and polio).

In babies, they may not cough at all but struggle to breathe. Babies younger than 1 are at high risk. Sadly, more than half of infants under six months who catch whooping cough end up in the hospital.

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Other symptoms include a runny or stuffed-up nose. Health experts say, babies, may not have a cough at all but instead gasp for air or experience apnea, pauses in breathing, which is life-threatening.