Doctors say they've found a new way of treating whooping cough in infants who are too young to be vaccinated against it.
Whooping cough is a common illness caused by the poison left over from bacteria that enters a person's body.
It causes uncontrollable coughing - commonly affecting infants with the potential to cause pneumonia and in some cases, it can lead to death.
Right now, infants in Australia can only be vaccinated at six weeks old, but promising results of a British study show that vaccinating a pregnant mother might protect newborn babies against the disease.
The Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research, Peter McIntyre, is speaking with Romi Levine.
(Click on the audio tab above to hear the full interview)
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