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JEV vaccine eligibility expanded in Riverland but concerns surprise power outages may spoil jabs

Thousands more people will be eligible for a vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) as the River Murray continues to rise in South Australia, but a pharmacist in the Murraylands has warned that power outages may spoil the vaccines.

The state government has announced that emergency service workers visiting the area will be able to get the vaccine, along with shack owners who live outside of the Riverland and Murraylands.

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