--- title: San Diego Baby Dies of Whooping Cough description: A five-week-old baby has died of whooping cough in San Diego, the second infant death from the disease in California this year canonical: https://time.com/4411920/whooping-cough-san-diego-baby-dies/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-19T00:03:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:20:42.872Z article:section: Health og:title: San Diego Baby Dies of Whooping Cough og:description: The child was only five weeks old og:url: https://time.com/4411920/whooping-cough-san-diego-baby-dies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0235cb995dbb96ba/69889c6d2dce012e8b9e9e55/whooping_cough.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Whooping Cough og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: San Diego Baby Dies of Whooping Cough twitter:description: The child was only five weeks old twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0235cb995dbb96ba/69889c6d2dce012e8b9e9e55/whooping_cough.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # San Diego Baby Dies of Whooping Cough by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Jul 19, 2016 12:03 AM UTC  A nurse prepares a Tdap vaccination during the Solano County health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, Calif. According to authorities, a baby died of Whooping Cough in San Diego. A nurse prepares a Tdap vaccination during the Solano County health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, Calif. According to authorities, a baby died of Whooping Cough in San Diego.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Jul 19, 2016 12:03 AM UTC A five-week-old baby has died of [whooping cough](http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/health/San-Diego-Newborn-Dies-of-Whooping-Cough-387334371.html) in San Diego, the [second infant death](http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/kern-has-first-confirmed-whooping-cough-death-in-2016) from the disease in California this year. The otherwise healthy baby died on Friday, NBC San Diego reports. Officials have not revealed further details on the case. Newborns are especially susceptible to the disease because they are too young for full [vaccination](http://time.com/4174979/zuckerberg-vaccines/); pregnant women and people who come in close contact with infants are advised to get [vaccinated](http://time.com/3980306/vaccine-controversy-america/) for the disease, which is also known as pertussis. The CDC recommends that all children receive at least five doses of the vaccine before kindergarten, and a booster is necessary before seventh grade. Pregnant women also typically receive the adult version of the booster in their third trimester. \[[NBC San Diego](http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/health/San-Diego-Newborn-Dies-of-Whooping-Cough-387334371.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4411920/whooping-cough-san-diego-baby-dies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4411920/whooping-cough-san-diego-baby-dies/"},"headline":"San Diego Baby Dies of Whooping Cough","datePublished":"2016-07-19T00:03:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:20:42.872Z","description":"The child was only five weeks old","url":"https://time.com/4411920/whooping-cough-san-diego-baby-dies/","keywords":["Infectious Disease"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0235cb995dbb96ba/69889c6d2dce012e8b9e9e55/whooping_cough.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0235cb995dbb96ba/69889c6d2dce012e8b9e9e55/whooping_cough.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Whooping Cough","caption":"A nurse prepares a Tdap vaccination during the Solano County health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, Calif. 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