Case claims vaccine maker overstated Hendra virus risk

John Ellicott
Updated September 1 2019 - 5:12pm, first published August 30 2019 - 11:30am
Vets attend to a possible case of Hendra on a Mid-North Coast property. Vets have been the victims of most Hendra cases in humans reported since 1994 (about 7).
Vets attend to a possible case of Hendra on a Mid-North Coast property. Vets have been the victims of most Hendra cases in humans reported since 1994 (about 7).

The Thoroughbred industry is increasing its vaccination of horses against the bat-carrying Hendra virus as a class action is underway challenging the vaccine manufacturer over its statements about the threat of the virus.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

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