Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update - 27 April 2026
🔹A total of 117 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been notified in Australia in 2026.
🔹In the past fortnight, 37 cases have been notified, with diagnosis dates ranging from 11 March to 21 April 2026.
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who visited locations in Newcastle and Sydney while unknowingly infectious, including a healthcare facility.
AUS flu vax time:
"Australia has experienced an unusually early start to the flu season because of a fast-spreading flu variant known as subclade K or Super-K flu"
2025: 500K cases & 1,738 deaths (record yr)
2026 flu vax provides protection against Super-K
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Yes, I'm an economist. And yes, I'll talk about oil and gas prices. But still, I wonder whether (and why) we're avoiding talking about the bigger costs of war.
@marceelias What's the problem with mail in voting? We have it in Aus - no issues. We also have compulsory voting plus prepoll voting and day of voting on a Saturday. So much democracy!!
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms.
You have to listen to this.
MEAA members at the ABC are on strike from 11am today (AEDT) for 24 hours.
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Health New Zealand appears to have removed or moved the COVID-19 data and statistics from its website. At the moment, only COVID-19 vaccine data is available.
I emailed them a few days ago to ask about this and haven’t received a response yet.
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NSW Health is expanding free access to the Japanese encephalitis vaccine to people who plan to visit high-risk local government areas for outdoor recreation, following detection of the virus late in the mosquito season.