This is such a sad story and i can do nothing but symapthise with this family... that poor baby would of had the fight of his/her life and no one could help which is even worse...

I had Whooping cough when i was 18 and i had it for 3 months before anyone (dr) could tell me what was wrong with me.. i felt as though i was literally dying and thati would go into one massive coughing fit and die from suffocating of lack of being able to breathe through the cough i still am haunted by what i went through cause it was just devastating for me..
And also due to not knowing what i had and trying to be vigilant of my ds's at the time, my ds2 actually caught it and he was 1 yrs old.. Already having being vaccinated and also having lung problems he only caught a mild case but due to other complications he still suffered alot and was hospitalised in case he stopped breathing or his lungs collapsed due to the stress.. i was so frustrated and felt so guilty that he had caught it.. it was horrible..

When a person contracts whooping cough the dr's are actually meant to contact the health authorities in which contact you to get a list of whom you have been in contact with and who your children/partner have also been near.. you may carry the virus without even becoming ill.. Whooping cough is an actual airborn virus, from what i have been told all i had to do was cough into the air and the particules would do the work and infect someone else..

I have children who are all vaccinated and i would say im happy with it but i also second guess them, i know they arent 100% reliable but i know that if they get something it probably wont be as severe.
My kids have been vaccinated and have caught chicken pox my son had measles, also whooping cough.
But i dont condemn those who dont thats their choice.. and i respect it i have often thought of not vaccinating plenty, i also delay them dd is 3 months and only just got her 8 week shots yesterday..
I have 2 boys who react quite severly to immunisation and have since 8 weeks old but i do get scared if i dont vaccinate it will be my fault if they get something and dont survive..
Its always a lose/win situation and its definently scary.. you never know what will happen with or without vaccination..
sorry for babbling