measles
Measles on the move
NSW Health has confirmed the first case of measles in NSW since February 2020 The case, a person in their 50s, acquired their infection while travelling in Asia last month, …
The week in review
It’s been a busy and varied week in pharmacy, with opportunities to think about new ways to address existing issues, plus movement on opioids and concern about price gouging We …
Out and about with measles
People infected with measles have visited a Sydney Chemist Warehouse and a Perth TerryWhite Chemmart The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District has issued an alert after a new case …
Person with measles visits pharmacy
On Tuesday Health Vic announced that a new case of measles has been identified in a returned traveller from Italy – the first case of measles identified in Victoria this …
Measles in metro areas
A WA pharmacy is among several locations recently visited by a person with a newly confirmed case of measles, as new cases are also confirmed in Queensland WA Health has …
Measles comes to Perth
A “measles cluster” in Perth has seen up to eight cases of the highly infectious disease confirmed On Tuesday, the Western Australian Government issued a warning to people who live …
Vaccine-preventable disease skyrockets
Measles notifications have hit 173 across Australia for this year up to September, far surpassing the number for 2018 and 2017… Cases of measles, a very contagious viral illness that …
Tasmania moves on measles
Tasmania is set to roll out free measles catch-up vaccinations from GPs next week, before the program is expanded to pharmacies As the state Government highlighted earlier this year, Tasmanians …
World news wrapup: 29 August 2019
Fake Panadol alert for Malaysia; NZ calls for pharmacist-administered MMR amid measles outbreak; Canadian pharmacist suspended and fined Penang, Malaysia: A pharmacist from Penang has shared images of genuine and …
More measles in NSW
Pharmacies are among places visited by people who returned overseas with measles NSW Health has again reiterated its call for people to be vaccinated against the infectious disease after two …
20 million miss out
More than 10% of the world’s children are not being vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus, new data show The World Health Organization and UNICEF’s new …
More measles identified
Health authorities in WA and NSW have issued warnings about new cases of measles – and in two cases the infected person visited pharmacies According to the West Australian, the …