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I was a GP on the frontline of a whooping cough epidemic. Here is what I saw.

Posted by: Doug Jenkinson, Posted on: 22 May 2024 - Categories: Immunisation and vaccination
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Doug Jenkinson was a Midlands GP for 37 years, during which time he made a special study of whooping cough and documented over 700 cases. The thing about whooping cough is that anyone can diagnose it once they have heard …

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