A limited supply of measles vaccine in the south has forced authorities to focus on ensuring those people most at risk get in first. There have been 36 confirmed cases of measles in Queenstown but still none in Southland "at this stage", says medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack. READ MORE:* More than 50,000 new measles vaccines to be distributed across the country this week* Measles outbreak: Passengers potentially exposed to measles on Melbourne to Auckland flight"At this stage, vaccination supplies are limited. The Ministry of Health is managing the measles response on a national level and decide on vaccine priorities and distribution, she says. The ministry website says there have been 1544 confirmed cases of measles in New Zealand between January 1 and September 27.

Source: Stuff October 01, 2019 03:45 UTC