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EXPERTS WARN TO VACCINATE CHILDREN AGAINST DIPHTHERIA AS FIRST CASE IN NSW THIS CENTURY IS IDENTIFIED

Those who have come in close contact with the first diagnosed case of diphtheria in New South Wales this century have received antibiotics and a vaccine, in an effort to reduce the risk of transmission of the disease.

The North Coast Health Unit late yesterday afternoon announced an unvaccinated two-year-old girl was being treated for diphtheria of the throat.

The child is in ICU at a Queensland hospital, receiving diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics, and respiratory support.

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Josephine Shannon

Josephine Shannon is a Reporter for NBN News, covering the Central Coast region in New South Wales and based in Gosford. Josephine joined the Northern Rivers bureau in September 2021, covering the Northern Rivers 2022 flood disaster before moving to the Central Coast in March 2023. Get in touch by emailing josephine.shannon@nine.com.au.

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