LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A third infant has died of pertussis in Kentucky, according to health officials.

This is the third Kentucky infant to die of pertussis in the past 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) said. Neither the infant nor their mother were vaccinated.

No other information about the infant is available.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of another infant death in Kentucky due to pertussis and are concerned by the volume of cases we are seeing throughout the commonwealth,” Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said. “We continue to urge Kentuckians to get their whooping cough vaccine and to make sure they are up to date on all other recommended immunizations. Many illnesses can be prevented through vaccination, which h

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