Parents turned away from buying whooping cough treatment due to shortages
19-05-2024 17:46 via metro.co.uk

Parents turned away from buying whooping cough treatment due to shortages

Around 3,000 cases have been confirmed so far (Picture: Getty)Pharmacists have warned crucial antibiotics used to treat whooping cough are in short supply amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade.
Five babies have died of the disease this year, and the number of confirmed cases is already three times higher than the total seen in 2023.
Around 3,000 cases have been confirmed so far and officials are worried about the spread.Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independe
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