Fraser Coast Chronicle

Plea for vaccinations to avoid significant measles outbreak

Health officials have warned Qld could face an outbreak of measles in areas with low immunisation, following the sixth...

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19th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

The jab animal anti-vaxxers use to avoid immunisation

Holistic and alternative vets across Queensland are promoting an annual injection as a safer option than pet vaccination...

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18th Aug. 2019 1:08 PM

Taylah McKeand, 23, with her dog Mowgli. Picture: Liam Kidston

MEASLES: School’s students told stay home unless vaccinated

STUDENTS at a Queensland private school have been told to stay home unless they can prove they are vaccinated after a...

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24th July 2019 1:07 PM

If you saw the horror of disease in '40s you'd vaccinate too

WE WHO lived through the 1930s and '40s will remember how we coped with infectious diseases.

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24th July 2019 10:07 AM

NRL star delivers baby at home

After recently defending their anti-vaccination stance, NRL star Bryce Cartwright helped his wife give birth in the bathtub...

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23rd Feb. 2019 3:02 PM

Bryce Cartwright and wife Shanelle have welcomed their second child.

OUR SAY: Don't buy into fake news surrounding vaccinations

The biggest thing parents can do to protect their baby is to vaccinate their children at the appropriate age.

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11th Feb. 2019 6:02 AM

A routine vaccination given to newborns to prevent a severe gastro virus may protect Australian children from developing type 1 diabetes.

Major change for immunisations in Ipswich

Free immunisations will no longer be offered at Goodna with Ipswich City Council to run clinics at three new locations.

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09th Jan. 2019 2:01 PM

The Ipswich City Council will conduct its free immunisation clinics at new venues this year.

WATCH OUT: Whooping cough outbreak on the way

Almost 800 people on North Coast notified with disease, despite high immunisation rates

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27th Nov. 2018 1:11 AM

Smoking mums put Fraser Coast babies at risk

Mums urged to butt out for baby's sake as region's infant birth weight data revealed

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27th Oct. 2018 6:10 AM

Many factors lead to infants being born under their ideal weight.

Money pain as Fraser Coast kids miss out on life-saving jabs

Local children go without life-saving immunisations as government's 'no jab, no pay' rule hits home.

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