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11 April 2025 - Find out how we define and monitor cases of whooping cough, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

2 June 2025 - Information about the whooping cough vaccine, who they are recommended for and possible side effects. If you're eligible, you can get the whooping cough vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.

11 April 2025 - Vaccination is a safe and effective way to protect yourself and your baby from whooping cough.

17 April 2011 - The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for whooping cough.

28 April 2025 - Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a bacterial infection that can have serious complications in children.

4 June 2025 - Use these resources to share information about Maternal Vaccinations for First Nations women.

31 December 2021 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for pertussis (whooping cough), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

7 April 2025 - Find out about immunisation for women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

4 June 2025 - Getting a safe and free whooping cough vaccination between 20 and 32 weeks of pregnancy helps protect bubbas from whooping cough while they're still too young to get vaccinated themselves. Yarn to your midwife or health worker about getting your free whooping c

8 April 2025 - Find out about immunisations for adults.