By Tom Latek

Kentucky Today

Two infants have died from pertussis — whooping cough — in the state during the last six months, the first such deaths in Kentucky since 2018, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) announced on Friday

Neither the infants nor their mothers had received the recommended immunizations against pertussis during pregnancy or infancy, so health officials are urging all Kentuckians to remain up to date on recommended pertussis immunizations and emphasize the importance of maternal immunization during pregnancy and for all infants beginning promptly at 2 months of age.

“Anyone can get whooping cough, but infants are at greatest risk for life-threatening illness,” said KDPH Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack. “Fortunately, when vaccinations are adm

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