It’s time to get your annual influenza vaccination.
It’s time to get protected from this year’s influenza strains, and get your annual influenza vaccination. Going by the northern hemisphere’s season we could be in for a bad one, with H1N1 leading to severe disease and deaths in otherwise healthy adults and pregnant women. Influenza vaccines are available free…
India is polio free for 3 years
Amazing news from India this week. It has been 3 years since their last case of wild polio. The eradication of this disease is in sight. This is a truly amazing thing given that as recently as 1988, before the global campaign to eradicate polio via vaccination, about 1000 kids…
17 year old unvaccinated girl dies of measles
We are sad to report that a previously healthy, but unvaccinated 17 year old has died of measles in the Netherlands. The Netherlands has been suffering a measles outbreak in recent months, largely amongst a religious sect that refuse vaccination. During the last outbreak amongst the same population, three people…
Measles alert in the Northern Rivers
Cases of measles have been reported in the Northern Rivers. The low immunisation rates in the region mean we are all at risk of epidemics of this contagious disease. Note; Only 1 of the 69 cases of measles identified this year in Australia has been fully vaccinated, all other cases were…
“About 69% of people admitted to hospital with confirmed influenza since April are children aged below 16. Yet just 22% of children aged between six months to five years – and 13% of children aged five to 16 – are vaccinated against influenza nationally. This compares with 61% of those aged 65 and above.”
‘Rollercoaster of a sickness’: how a horror flu season is catching Australian families off guard
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About 69% of people admitted to hospital with confirmed influenza since April are aged under 16
“NSW Health said all three cases stemmed from contaminated garden soil entering their legs via a minor wound.”
Sydney woman dies after contracting tetanus in first New South Wales fatality in 30 years
www.abc.net.au
The woman in her 80s died after contracting the infection from contaminated garden soil entering a w...
Despite many thinking the pandemic is over, it’s not. Be vigilant.
COVID-19 third leading cause of death in Australia as cases increase
www.9news.com.au
COVID-19 third leading cause of death in Australia as cases increase for eighth-straight weekBy Sava...
NSW Health is urging people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after a Western Sydney infant diagnosed with the infection spent time at a large number of venues while infectious.![]()
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“About 90% of unvaccinated people who are exposed to measles will become infected, according to Columbus Public Health, and about 1 in 5 people in the US who get measles will be hospitalized.”
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A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Co...