570 new mothers admitted to one of the postnatal wards at the Sydney hospital between August 2013 and January 2015 may not be adequately immunised
Royal Prince Alfred hospital in Sydney is contacting hundreds of women admitted to one of its postnatal wards between August 2013 and January 2015 after a fault was detected in a refrigerator containing routine vaccines.
Because of an issue with the thermostat in ward 8 East, the hospital said it could not guarantee the effectiveness of the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine, as well as diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccinations given to 570 new mothers as well as nine babies.
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