Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Cath and Greg Hughes talk about their son Riley, who tragically passed away from whooping cough on March 17th 2015.
They have campaigned successfully for free whooping cough boosters to be offered to all mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy and would like to see free boosters also available to fathers.
TEN Eyewitness News First At Five

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Whooping cough (pertussis)
http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-pertussis