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Due to a worldwide surge in demand for the
meningococcal type C vaccine, Australia has depleted its supply of the vaccine
and is turning away parents who are trying to get their children vaccinated
against the disease, according to manufacturer Wyeth Australia. Although the
demand has created a shortage of the vaccine, emergency supplies are still
available, a Wyeth Australia spokesperson noted. In the last 14 months,
meningococcal bacteria has killed about 25 people in Australia, government data
shows.
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-- Albert Einstein, letter to a friend, 1901
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