This is my son’s rapid decline with #WhoopingCough (too young to be vaccinated).
Day 1 in hospital he was OK, just tired & not breastfeeding enough.
By day 5, he was gone 💔
There is no cure for whooping cough, only prevention (including pregnancy vaccination!)
🌀see thread🌀
Honoured to share Riley's story with @UKHSA, bringing further awareness to a disease that has taken the lives of at least 5 UK babies this year.
💙💙💙💙💙
https://t.co/ESChgamw3Z
Why we mustn’t let pregnancy vaccination rates fall in Australia -
5 preventable whooping cough deaths in UK so far this year 😞
https://t.co/ULjh5OQXct
A cause near and dear to our hearts, Whooping Cough Day provides a platform to shine a spotlight on the threat posed by whooping cough and the simple ways that people can remain protected.
If you’d like to know more/ get involved, please head to https://t.co/04Y0utLFhg
A friendly reminder that #whoopingcough aka #pertussis is awful for little babies. I’ll never forget the look in Riley’s eyes as he tried to breathe in between coughing.
Fortunately we can now vaccinate during #pregnancy to help keep our little babies safe ❤️
Got a kid under 5 or one who is over 5 and unboosted in Australia or the UK?
Get angry and demand the very safe & effective vaccines be made available now.
Death from cv is unlikely but so is every other cause.
Long covid a lot more likely & also reduced by vaccines.
Come on.
@PeterHotez Thank you for your efforts to support vaccination which I know must come at a huge personal cost sometimes. Parents of children lost to vaccine-preventable diseases are grateful for your tireless work and advocacy.
It's RSV Awareness Week! @WCVID a leading site for global RSV clinical trials and epidemiological research and modelling in preparation for vaccine development. Professor Peter Richmond has led four clinical trials, getting us closer to a licensed vaccine.
#RSVandME#RSVweek23
Today marks the start of Australia's first RSV Awareness Week +the launch of our #RSVandMe campaign. https://t.co/dfqXXWvtql
Did you know that RSV is the leading cause of childhood hospitalisation in Australian children under 5? https://t.co/PM5fA5YMmA
#RSVWeek23
A number of dedicated @WCVID staff and honoraries ran in the 'Run 4 Riley' team during Sunday's @hbfrun - raising over $23K for the Immunisation Foundation of Australia. The valuable funding will go to support lifesaving vaccination research.