9 Oct 2024
Plunket CEO calls for better immunisation rates among children
"On the cusp of a significant outbreak," this is the warning from Plunket's Chief executive, if New Zealand doesn't improve immunisation rates among children with whooping cough and measles presenting the biggest risks. The organisation is now at the centre of a new pilot programme which will see Plunket nurses trained to deliver vaccines at some clinics. It's part of the government's plan to try and persuade some vaccine hesitant parents to get their children immunised and make it easy for families to do so, Felix Walton has more.