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submitted 1 week ago by Joshi@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’

There were 18 cases in NSW in 2024 – up from six in 2023 – while in Victoria there have already been 13 cases so far this year, compared with 16 in 2024

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[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

If your parents didn’t vaccinate you or if (like in my case) the vaccine didn’t exist when you were a kid, go get the MMR shot.

Also, if you were born between 1964-1994 in Australia you probably only had one dose if you did have the vaccine, so you should get a booster as an adult (since 2 doses is the general recommendation for lifetime protection).

See: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/measles/Pages/measles-vax-qanda.aspx

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