Warning to keep meningococcal vaccines up to date after baby dies

Derek Barry
Updated August 25 2019 - 5:30pm, first published August 23 2019 - 12:57pm
Warning to keep meningococcal vaccines up to date after baby dies
Warning to keep meningococcal vaccines up to date after baby dies

With three cases of Meningococcal disease in babies across the North West in the past few weeks, one of which was a death, the Public Health Unit and the North West Hospital and Health Service is issuing a timely warning to parents and caregivers to observe closely any signs of illness in babies and young children, and to ensure children's meningococcal vaccines are up to date.

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Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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