Priority for new measles vaccine supplies will be given to those who have not received any immunisation. STACY SQUIRES/STUFF Riccarton Clinic and After Hours Medical Centre is immunising enrolled patients at vaccine clinics while Canterbury manages a measles outbreak. Canterbury's medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink confirmed the change in strategy to contain a measles outbreak, which had spread to 28 people by Wednesday. READ MORE:* Call to delay flu vaccine in Canterbury as GPs struggle with measles outbreak* Measles outbreak: Parents warned to keep unvaccinated babies away from Canterbury* Unvaccinated children putting others at risk at Canterbury school - medical officerSTUFF Measles is a viral infection that is serious for small children but is easily preventable by a vaccine. Riccarton Clinic "took a punt" and ordered additional stock when GPs were advised of the first measles cases on February 22.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2019 07:18 UTC