New Zealand clinics are being told not to turn away any children in need of a measles vaccination, regardless of whether they are New Zealand citizens. The advice comes after a toddler was refused an MMR vaccine by an Auckland clinic because he had a Samoan passport. On Tuesday, the unvaccinated 15-month-old flew back to Samoa, where 54 children under 15 have died since the measles outbreak started. TOM LEE/STUFF Clinics are being told not to turn away any children in need of a measles vaccination. Two doses of MMR vaccine gives long-lasting protection to at least 95 per cent of people.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2019 02:25 UTC