Photo: Getty ImagesMigrant workers from the Pacific are now able to get measles vaccines in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health has amended laws barring non-residents from accessing vaccinations in a bid to curb the spread of measles among workers, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said on Friday. Van Beek also reported that Samoan RSE workers were having difficulty getting necessary medical documents to travel to New Zealand, because Samoa's health system was strained by the measles epidemic. The chair of the New Zealand Samoa Trade and Investment Commission, Tuala Tagaloa Tusani, said the moves were positive for Samoan RSE workers but that many were suffering mental fatigue from the epidemic. "There's a lot of seasonal workers with children who are currently ill [with measles]," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 22, 2019 06:33 UTC