‘Critical shortage’ of antibiotics to treat ‘100-day cough’ as UK faces ‘worst outbreak for 40 years’

PHARMACISTS are warning of shortages of whooping cough antibiotics as the UK faces the biggest outbreak in over a decade.

Five infants have died of the highly contagious illness between January and March, with confirmed cases this year more than triple the total for the whole of 2023.

Getty ImagesThe UK faces a shortage of a common antibiotic used to treat whooping cough in children[/caption] Confirmed cases this year are more than triple the total for the whole of 2023...