Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 102551

Whooping Cough: Vaccination

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of pregnant women who are not offered the whooping cough vaccine by 20 weeks’ gestation; and what steps are being taken to improve timely access.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

All pregnant women in England should be offered the pertussis vaccination in every pregnancy, around the time of the mid-pregnancy scan, usually 20 weeks, and ideally before 32 weeks.Recent data shows maternal pertussis vaccination coverage from July to S...

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