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The Public Health Act 2010 requires that certain medical conditions be notified to NSW Public Health authorities. This includes infectious diseases required to be notified by Medical Practitioners and Laboratories, by Hospitals and Aged Care Facilities and by Schools and Child Care Centres.
The NSW Immunisation Program provides the community of NSW with protection against vaccine preventable diseases through initiatives targeting infants, children, adolescents, healthcare workers and older people.