78% of children fully immmunised at 2 years old

The Health Minister is looking to boost the number of vaccinators to help turn around tanking childhood immunisation rates.Right now, just about 78 percent of all children are fully immunised at 2 years old, the numbers have basically been dropping since 2016 .The government's 2030 target is 95% fully vacinated at 24 months. Today Dr Shane Reti unveiled his plan to get there, it includes expanding the vaccinator workforce, potentially through Plunket, midwives and pharmacies. Investing in GP practices to recall whanau for boosters and running health promotions and effective social media campaigns, Dr Nikki Turner, Medical Advisor to the Immunisation Advisory Centre spoke to Lisa Owen.