Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is going to organize a large immunisation program for the 800-strong Australian Olympic team which is heading for 2008 Olympics at Beijing next year.

“In the coming months we will make available to the 1000 potential team members vaccinations for hepatitis, typhoid, polio, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella and influenza to ensure we minimise the chance of our athletes catching any infection that could affect performance,” said AOC chef de mission John Coates.

It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Via The Sydney Morning Herald