‘Worth protecting everyone’: Measles outbreak side effects ‘a real concern’

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‘Worth protecting everyone’: Measles outbreak side effects ‘a real concern’

Sydney Uni Infectious Diseases Paediatrician Robert Booy says the new measles outbreak is a “real concern” and “it is worth protecting everyone” by ensuring vaccinations are up to date. “We’re great at getting young children protected, but there are smaller communities where immunisation rates aren’t as high as elsewhere, and they’re more vulnerable to have a chain of transmission.” “Most cases of measles in children result in them being unwel…