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Sydney man with monkeypox says Australia should have acted faster on vaccines

Jack Barlow on holiday in the United States
Jack Barlow on holiday in the United States with flags flying behind him. Source: SBS News / Supplied

26-year-old Jack Barlow is isolating for 21 days in his Sydney apartment after getting infected while on holiday in the United States. He told Greg Dyett Australia should have acted earlier to secure supplies of the more effective third generation vaccine.


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By Greg Dyett

Source: SBS News



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26-year-old Jack Barlow is isolating for 21 days in his Sydney apartment after getting infected while on holiday in the United States. He told Greg Dyett Australia should have acted earlier to secure supplies of the more effective third generation vaccine.



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