Vaccinations are readily available, free, and important for your health and children.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is urging parents to get their kids vaccinated after a number of confirmed cases of whooping cough have already appeared in the province.

The highly contagious bacterial infection has popped up in multiple areas north of Saskatoon.

Babies and small children are most vulnerable to whooping cough. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, coughing, and in rare cases, it can be fatal.