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The Crown’s Emma Corrin reveals she secretly battled whooping cough during filming

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Emma Corrin secretly battled whooping cough during filming for The Crown’s fourth series. The actress, 24, said she was only able to recover from her bout of illness after a trip abroad to film her final scene was cancelled.  It comes after Emma, who has asthma, revealed she’d been rushed to hospital while filming series … Read more

Pregnant Ashley James tells fans she has been for her flu and whooping cough jabs

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Ashley James has told fans she has been for her flu and whooping cough vaccinations after receiving her advice from her midwife.  The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, who is currently 32 weeks pregnant with her first child, explained that she went for the jabs after learning it will help to protect her and … Read more

Migrating in large groups is putting whooping cranes at risk

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Whooping cranes ‘could be wiped out’ by an outbreak of disease or extreme weather if they carry on migrating in large groups, study warns North America’s tallest bird, the 5ft whooping crane, is critically endangered There are 500 of the birds in the wild after nearly being wiped out in the 1940s  But a tendency … Read more

Fears whooping cough is evolving into a SUPERBUG as doctors say a new vaccine is desperately needed

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Bacteria responsible for whooping cough are morphing into superbugs, scientists warn. Australian experts say bordetella pertussis is becoming increasingly better at hiding from the immune system.  The evolving bacteria are producing more nutrient-transporting proteins that help it multiply rapidly. It is also triggering less immune responses, causing fewer symptoms. This allows it to slip under … Read more