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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-...cal-outbreak-sparks-free-vaccinations/8104090
Goldfields meningococcal outbreak: Free vaccinations offered in bid to avoid crisis
Updated Thu at 12:36am
A large-scale but targeted vaccination program to protect young children and teenagers from an outbreak of the potentially lethal W strain of meningococcal is set to be rolled out in Western Australia's Goldfields.
There have been five confirmed cases of the W strain at Kalgoorlie-Boulder and neighbouring towns over the past two months, prompting health authorities to take the unprecedented step of offering free vaccinations in the area.
"This is the first time anything like this has been done on this scale in Australia, I'm advised," WA Health Minister John Day...
Goldfields meningococcal outbreak: Free vaccinations offered in bid to avoid crisis
Updated Thu at 12:36am
A large-scale but targeted vaccination program to protect young children and teenagers from an outbreak of the potentially lethal W strain of meningococcal is set to be rolled out in Western Australia's Goldfields.
There have been five confirmed cases of the W strain at Kalgoorlie-Boulder and neighbouring towns over the past two months, prompting health authorities to take the unprecedented step of offering free vaccinations in the area.
"This is the first time anything like this has been done on this scale in Australia, I'm advised," WA Health Minister John Day...