Gardening is often seen as a relaxing, harmless pasttime – but that isn’t always the case.
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Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Being up to date with tetanus vaccination is your best protection.
You no longer have to go to your GP to get your flu shot or catch up on vaccinations you missed earlier in life or have waning immunity to. But they’re unlikely to be free.
The risk of bacterial or fungal infection from potting mix is very low. Wearing gloves and washing your hands will keep it even lower.
Lurking in the garden are some nasty bacteria with the potential to cause you serious harm.
Every year hundreds of thousands of children die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Africa leaders could change this if they improved vaccination efforts.
The first systematic international review of childhood vaccinations has found no evidence of a link between vaccinations…
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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