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Australia has had zero measles in 2021 due to covid-19 border closure

27 October 2021

Many countries have seen sharp falls in the number of measles cases as a result of covid-19 controls, but the pandemic has also interrupted immunisation programmes

This koala was first to be vaccinated against chlamydia in new trial

18 October 2021

Shano was the first of 200 koalas to receive a chlamydia vaccine that may help curb an epidemic that is ravaging koala populations across Australia

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Australia has had zero measles in 2021 due to covid-19 border closure

This koala was first to be vaccinated against chlamydia in new trial

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