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'Protect babies': disease dubbed the 100-day cough hits record numbers

NSW Health urged people to get vaccinated for the disease.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2024

Australians urged to get whooping cough vaccination as infections rise more than tenfold in year

Health authorities say infants are at greatest risk so pregnant women, parents and others in close contact with babies should be vaccinated

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2024

STIs surge across Australia while resistance to antibiotic treatments ‘increasing rapidly’

Rise in gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV rates partially due to reduced use of condoms across range of demographics, pathologists say

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024

NSW Health issues western Sydney alert after baby diagnosed with measles

A baby infected with measles has sparked a health alert in western Sydney after going to a Wiggles concert and numerous other venues in the highly

The New Daily · Apr 6, 2023

Measles outbreak: Sunshine Coast family at centre of health alert across two states

People on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and in western Sydney are being urged to watch for measles symptoms after three cases of the highly infectious

The New Daily · Mar 30, 2023

Urgent warning for parents after baby and toddler catch Victorian-era disease

Health officials have warned parents to vaccinate their children after two kids returning from a trip abroad contracted measles in New South Wales and South Australia

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023

Measles alerts in Sydney and on Sunshine Coast

Health authorities in NSW and Queensland have issued measles alerts after the emergence of three cases of the highly contagious infection.

AAP · Mar 29, 2023