'With tiny babies rushed to hospital and ongoing outbreaks of measles around the world, why is this still a matter for debate?' Opinion
and in hospital for three nights, forced to undergo all sorts of tests which ultimately revealed he had influenza.
And today, it was revealed North Sydney Boys High is bracing for a measles outbreak after a woman infected with the disease spent more than an hour in the school’s uniform shop.An alarming and unexpected start to the flu season has forced hospitals to become clogged with patients and left staff run off their feet well before the usual winter peak.And it’s time to stop being selfish.
“Maintaining high rates of measles immunisation within the community reduces the risk of measles being imported into Australia by returned travellers and, through herd immunity, reduces the spread of the virus locally if it is introduced,” she said.
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