@jhem1733 @1goodtern My fully vaxxed 10 yo got it. The vaccines don't last.
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LadyV
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@1goodtern Depressing to see kids sick because their parents chose to not have them immunised or vaccinated. I hope these kids live long enough to “thank” them for their chronic illness and disability.
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I've got some more data to add to this.
And it's a bad situation.
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I based the thread below on 'Lab Confirmed' Cases of Whooping Cough in England.
This evening I had the chance to look at the 'Statutory Notifications'.
It's rising much faster.
This will be a 5 tweet thread.
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⚠️I would like to share a very very serious concern about whooping cough. ⚠️Professor Paul Hunter of the University of East has said that there was a surge "expected based on usual seasonal patterns" this year. 🧵About those usual seasonal patterns:
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@nasila8 @1goodtern No, not here. The last one is at 3.5 years old. We don't even get chicken pox vaccines.
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@MornflakeCereal Hello, I wanted to check about your recyclable packaging. It says it is recyclable but provides no further information. What material is it made from?
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@johnsub40 @SandraWeeden GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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@SandraWeeden My whole family had it and are still trying to get over it. Hospital pretended they were stupid and said Whooping cough wasnt about since 70's. Why lie?? We forced the test and hospital & GP seemed surprised. They are hiding something!!! Has to be vax related.
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Don’t need a Degree in Pattern Recognition to suss the aim of these headlines, do we?
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@BBCWomansHour @SaleyhaAhsan @claremcdonnell1 Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Five babies have died from whooping cough this year, as cases increase in England.
Health officials have warned a decline in vaccine uptake has contributed to a rise in cases of the infection.
Doctor @SaleyhaAhsan joins @ClareMcDonnell1 to discuss 🔽
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@lackro Agree, GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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@Alskicav @doctor_oxford @Geoff_McGivern @CQCProf @NHSEngland GPs no better. Ours was utterly unbelieving when I presented my child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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How many times do NHS doctors need to speak out about the ways in which we’re quietly being replaced by non-doctors, with neither the knowledge nor consent of the UK public?
It’s a patient safety scandal - happening now, driven by @DHSCgovuk, aided & abetted by @gmcuk.
BBC News (UK)@BBCNews
Non-surgeon removed gall bladders at hospital bbc.in/3wyIBYD
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@RPLerias Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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It turns out I had whooping cough (pertussis). 🤯 In medicine what is common is common and what is rare is rare and inexperience with the disease and a lack of timely epidemiological warning meant this wasn't top of my differential diagnosis. A 🧵 on this crazy situation. 1/
Pedro Lérias 😷 https://t.me/COVIDzeroPortugal@RPLerias
I've been parainfluenzed. Or metapneumovirused. I got THE COUGH, via partner, who got it via spontaneous generation and not at the school where he works. I'm at day 5. He's at day 18. Please, Lord, may this not last 100! 🙏🏻 I can now verify my patients descriptions as correct. 😭
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@VikiLovesFACS @homer_sim40591 @Lizzypop15 @ATwarriordonkey @EmergMedDr @ABridgen Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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@homer_sim40591 @Lizzypop15 @ATwarriordonkey @EmergMedDr @ABridgen The vaccines we recommend in pregnancy - flu, COVID, whooping cough - are recommended for a simple reason. They are safe and prevent mums and babies getting very sick and sometimes dying.
The fact we have had these five whooping cough deaths shows how important this is. 5/5
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@LeiversNicole Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Whooping cough cases are rising. Can be fatal to babies. Cough lasts 100 days!
Whooping cough can be prevented by vaccination 💉
Book an appointment now with your GP surgery
wyhealthiertogether.nhs.uk/parentscarers/…
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@SkyNews @NikkiKF @MattBarbet Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Whooping cough cases are on the rise.
GP @NikkiKF tells @MattBarbet more and gives whooping cough advice for parents.
More: trib.al/AWxsDMJ
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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@andrewleedr Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Sadden to hear about these deaths that were preventable. Important reminder of how deadly whooping cough can be for the vulnerable. It is difficult to stop these infections, so vaccinations, especially for pregnant mums, are vital to protect newborns. Vaccines save lives.
The BMJ@bmj_latest
Five infants died after developing whooping cough in England in the first three months of 2024, @UKHSA has reported. There were 2793 confirmed cases of whooping cough in the UK up to the end of March. This compares with 858 cases in the whole of 2023 bmj.com/content/385/bm…
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@Dr_Ellie @SkyNews @KnightAyton @UKHSA @UKHSA_London @NHSuk @NHSEnglandLDN Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Busy media day talking #Whoopingcough
The message is simple.
Get vaccinated. Five babies have died.
Vaccinating pregnant mums is a great way to prevent tragedies like this.
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@LeanneHPatrick Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Whooping cough is no joke and is currently everywhere in the UK. Myself, my children & other members of my family currently have it.
Get the vaccine/booster or you can expect sudden, prolonged coughing fits whilst struggling to breathe.
The antibiotics are also rough...
Liam Farrell@drlfarrell
Five babies have died in England after being diagnosed with whooping cough, the UK Health Security Agency said. Families urged to get whooping cough jab as cases rise rte.ie/news/regional/… via @rte
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@drsaminaali Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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@GavManB @doctor_oxford Access to appointments, especially for children is not a problem at our practice. It's lack of knowledge which is concerning.
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@Vic6401 @doctor_oxford And even getting to see a GP is a major pain in the arse these days. No I don't blame the doctors either. The system for contacting them sucks balls, there's unemployed GP'S and you're lucky if you don't up seeing a PA.
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It's an utter tragedy that babies - in Britain, in 2024 - are dying of preventable, Victorian diseases in because of fears around whooping cough vaccines.
Parents - please chat through your concerns with an NHS nurse or doctor you trust.
We won't judge, we'll listen. (1/2)
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@ShaunLintern @UKHSA Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Five babies have died due to whooping cough says @UKHSA
UK Health Security Agency@UKHSA
We publish data today that shows whooping cough cases continuing to rise, with five infant deaths reported for the period Jan to Mar 2024. Please contact your GP practice if you are pregnant and have not yet been vaccinated. More detail here: gov.uk/government/new…
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@Zubhaque Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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There has been a worrying drop in the uptake of vaccines for babies in the UK. It is hugely concerning that there have been 5 reported infant deaths from whooping cough btwn Jan to March 2024. Ignore the anti-vaxxers! Vaccines prevent against life-changing and deadly diseases.
UK Health Security Agency@UKHSA
We publish data today that shows whooping cough cases continuing to rise, with five infant deaths reported for the period Jan to Mar 2024. Please contact your GP practice if you are pregnant and have not yet been vaccinated. More detail here: gov.uk/government/new…
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@drsimonwilliams Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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‘Victorian diseases’ are now a 21st century problem
Partly due to spillover hesitancy from misinformation around other vaccines (eg MMR and Covid)
Also need to improve catch up coverage , especially in more deprived and vulnerable communities
bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…
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@DrNeenaJha Doesn't help when GPs are utterly unbelieving when you present your child with whooping cough (later confirmed by PCR). "Unlikely because they are fully vaccinated". Happy to let us go on a plane untreated. The vaccines wear off over time, why don't GPs have this basic knowledge?
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Five babies have lost their life in 3 months due to whooping cough
The saddest thing is that these deaths were fully preventable 😞
The whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine for:
💉PREGNANT women b/w 20-32 weeks
💉 BABIES at 8, 12 & 16 weeks
Vaccines are SAFE & LIFE SAVING!
UK Health Security Agency@UKHSA
We publish data today that shows whooping cough cases continuing to rise, with five infant deaths reported for the period Jan to Mar 2024. Please contact your GP practice if you are pregnant and have not yet been vaccinated. More detail here: gov.uk/government/new…
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