Measles cases bounce but NZ still aiming for eradicationSUPPLIED. "For those who receive two doses, the measles vaccine provides effective protection in more than 95 per cent of cases. In Waikato, 26 cases of measles had been confirmed since early April by Thursday, with a further 11 under investigation. Until the world was measles-free there would continue to be occasional imported cases, Baker said. As immunisation coverage rose the peaks would get further apart, then at a certain immunisation level the peaks would stop coming.

Source: Stuff May 19, 2016 20:28 UTC