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How to check if your vaccines are up to date as diphtheria outbreak continues
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- If you're unsure about your vaccination history, the best thing to do is chat to your GP.
- The first step is to check that you're up-to-date with your vaccinations, according to Katherine Gibney, infectious diseases physician and principal research fellow at Doherty Institute.
- "It's a really good reminder that we need to maintain really high vaccination rates to protect us against diseases that really haven't seen a problem for decades," Dr Gibney said.
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If you're unsure about your vaccination history, the best thing to do is chat to your GP. (Unsplash: CDC)
Link copied Share Share article Australia's current diphtheria outbreak may have you wondering how best to protect yourself — and your family — from this and other preventable diseases, such as measles.
The first step is to check that you're up-to-date with your vaccinations, according to Katherine Gibney, infectious diseases physician and principal research fellow at Doherty Institute.
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