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A VACCINE routinely given to babies in their first six months has been recalled in Australia over concerns about bacteria found in the Belgian factory where it was made.
About 115,000 doses of the Infanrix hexa vaccine have been recalled because of potential contamination, but health authorities say there is no need for parents to be concerned because none of the bacteria have been found in the vaccines.
The vaccine, supplied by GlaxoSmithKline Australia, is given to about 300,000 babies each year to protect them against six diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (polio) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
http://www.smh.com.au/national/baby-vaccine-recalled-over-bacteria-…