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Berlin boy dies from diphtheria in rare German case, paper says
Story by Reuters
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy has died from a diphtheria infection in a Berlin hospital, German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday, saying the child had not had the well-established vaccination.
The child, from the nearby state of Brandenburg, contracted the illness in October and had been in intensive care ever since, says Tagesspiegel.
According to Tagesspiegel, citing Brandenburg's health ministry, the boy had not been vaccinated against the illness. When reached by Reuters, the health ministry declined to comment on individual cases...
Berlin boy dies from diphtheria in rare German case, paper says
Story by Reuters
• 1d •
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy has died from a diphtheria infection in a Berlin hospital, German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday, saying the child had not had the well-established vaccination.
The child, from the nearby state of Brandenburg, contracted the illness in October and had been in intensive care ever since, says Tagesspiegel.
According to Tagesspiegel, citing Brandenburg's health ministry, the boy had not been vaccinated against the illness. When reached by Reuters, the health ministry declined to comment on individual cases...