A desperate appeal has been issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway urging them to come forward for a whooping cough jab following the deaths of eight babies. In a strongly worded joint message, public health officials at Kent County Council and Medway Council say infants who are too young to get their own vaccinations are now at the greatest risk. Eight babies have died from whooping cough since January, says the UK Health Security Agency. It has not been confirmed exactly where those deaths occurred. Public health teams in the county are backing calls from the UKHSA and NHS to get all pr…