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COMMUNITY
NSW Health urges measles
vaccination checks
NSW Health is
urging people
in their 20s, 30s
and 40s to check
their measles
vaccination status
after confirmation
of a further case
connected to the
western Sydney
outbreak.
The latest person to
contract measles brings
the total number of cases
associated with the outbreak
to 17 and the total number
of NSW measles cases, with
onset of symptoms this year,
to 23.
Dr Vicky Sheppeard,
Director Communicable
Diseases, NSW Health, said
people born between 1966 and
1994 may have only had one
dose of the measles vaccine
rather than the required two
due to changing vaccination
schedules during this period.
“Investigations indicate
the latest person to contract
measles only had one dose of
the vaccine and this person
falls into the 20s, 30s and 40s
age bracket,” Dr Sheppeard
said.
“We are urging all people
in this age bracket to check
their vaccination
history and have the
measles vaccine if
they
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do not have a record of
having received two doses
previously. Don’t assume you
are covered unless you have
written records of two doses.
It is perfectly safe to have
the measles vaccine again,
if you are not sure whether
you’ve had two doses of the
vaccination in the past. The
vaccine is free to people in this
age group through GPs.”
The latest case visited the
following known locations in
Sydney while infectious:
l Powerhouse museum –
14 April, early afternoon
l Rashays, Darling
Harbour – 14 April, later
in the afternoon
l Liverpool Westfield,
including an optom