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Worst diphtheria outbreak on record spurs $7m federal vaccine response
The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more va...
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NT Health authorities MIA as diphtheria spreads across the outback
As diphtheria spreads across four different Australian jurisdictions in the largest outbreak since records began, public health messaging in the NT — the...
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New Qld public hospital to refuse some services for religious reasons
The Queensland premier has opened the state's first major new public hospital in almost a decade — at Springfield, south-west of Brisbane — but it won't o...
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Health officials warn cases of diphtheria could rise
Cases of diphtheria could continue to rise as the number of people affected reaches 220 across the country — the biggest outbreak of the disease since nat...
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Sydney shooting leaves one person dead, four in hospital
Police have established a crime scene at a south-west Sydney home after five men self-presented to hospital on Tuesday night. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by a strain of virus discovered nearly two decades ago, yet there is no vaccine. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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This childhood disease nearly vanished. Now we're seeing its worst outbreak in decades
The vaccine that prevents this "ancient" disease is freely available. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and links readers to the or...