Health authorities also warn RSV, flu and whooping cough cases on the rise around Australia
Health experts are urging Australians to ensure they have had two doses of the measles vaccine. An alert for the disease has been issues in western Sydney.Health experts are urging Australians to ensure they have had two doses of the measles vaccine. An alert for the disease has been issues in western Sydney.A measles alert has been issued for Sydney, and other airborne illnesses are on the rise, while Australia’s Covid load is relatively low after the summer’s surge of the JN.1 variant.
Moreira said it could take up to 18 days for symptoms to develop. “Symptoms include fever, sore eyes, runny nose and a cough followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head to the rest of the body,” he said. Meanwhile, the latest national statistics show flu levels are “currently higher than expected”, with almost twice as many cases as the same time last year.
While vaccination is the best way to reduce hospitalisation and death from Covid-19, throughout the pandemic experts have also been calling for improved building ventilation and air quality monitoring.recommended national indoor air quality standards to protect against pollution and disease.
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