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Flu shot? The facts
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Well done, Southern Health District!
www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/6429322/southern-health-district-boasts-100-per-cent-vaccinatio...
Southern health district boasts 100 per cent vaccination rate in Indigenous children
begadistrictnews.com.au
The health district says the immunisation rate is 'well above' the national target.It’s important where you get your vaccine information from.Are you #JUSTASKING? IFA has put together answers to some of the questions people are asking about vaccines. It's totally fine and normal to have questions about vaccines, but it's so very important to check where the answers come from.
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More measles on the Gold Coast.
Alert shared via Gold Coast public health.
⚠️GOLD COAST MEASLES ALERT⚠️
The Gold Coast Public Health Unit has been notified of another case of measles on the Gold Coast.
This person arrived at Gold Coast Airport on Sunday, 6 October, at 9.55am from New Zealand on flight VA110 and was diagnosed shortly after arrival.
People at the airport around the time of arrival, as well as the public in general, need to be alert for symptoms of measles over the next three weeks.
This person was exposed to measles while visiting New Zealand. There is currently an outbreak of measles in New Zealand, and we encourage returned travellers to be vigilant for signs and symptoms of measles three weeks after their return to Australia.
The initial signs and symptoms of measles include fever, lethargy, runny nose, moist cough and sore red eyes.
This is followed a few days later by a blotchy, red rash which often starts on the face and then becomes widespread over the body.
If you have any of the measles signs or symptoms contact your GP and remember it is very important to call the medical practice first if you think you might have measles, so that staff can take precautions to avoid spreading it to others.
You are generally considered to be immune to measles if:
- You were born before 1966; or
- You have had two documented doses of a measles containing vaccine (such as MMR); or
- You have measles immunity proven on blood testing; or
- You have had laboratory-confirmed measles disease.
Anyone who does not meet the above criteria would benefit by contacting a GP regarding immunisation. Vaccination now will not prevent infection from this particular exposure, but it will help protect you in the future. The measles vaccine is provided free for any person born during or since 1966.
Vaccination updates!
Vaccines in the News: The Good, the Bad, and the Imminent Loss of Our Measles Elimination Status
sciencebasedmedicine.org
Vaccines are always in the news it seems, but there was a bit of a spike in activity over the past s...Gold Coast influenza cases.On the Gold Coast, there has been more than 6,900 lab-confirmed flu cases this year, with 296 Gold Coasters admitted to hospital with flu and 16 flu-related deaths.
Getting vaccinated every year is the best way to give yourself and your loved ones a fighting chance to avoid getting the flu. 😷
In Queensland, those eligible for the government-funded vaccine include:
• all children aged six months to less than five years
• pregnant women during any stage of pregnancy
• persons 65 years of age or older
• all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people six months of age and older
• persons six months of age or older who have certain medical conditions which increase the risk of influenza disease complications.