The parents of Liam Eldridge, an 11-month-old who contracted measles on a visit to the Philippines shortly before his vaccination was due, speak out about their terrifying experience.
While the virus has been officially eliminated in Australia,Vicky Sheppeard, the NSW Health Director for Communicable Diseases, said measles cases do not occur in Australia unless it is introduced from overseas.
"[Cases occur] particularly when it's in our near neighbours like the Philippines and Thailand," Dr Sheppeard said. "With the frequency of travel between those countries and Australia, we inevitably get those cases here.""A lot of adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s unknowingly missed out," Dr Sheppeard said, adding that the vaccine is free for people born after 1966.
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