Vaccination 'not enough' to contain diphtheria spread in remote WA, disease official says
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Published: May 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
by By Dunja Karagic, Giulia Bertoglio and Jemillah Dawson
The director of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate says vaccines help prevent more serious symptoms, but more efforts are needed to tackle the outbreak in remote areas.