Child immunisation rates below target: Figures show drop-off began during lockdowns

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Child immunisation rates below target: Figures show drop-off began during lockdowns

Martin
Johnston
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Māori child immunisation rates are said to have been affected by religious, political and social media happenings, as well as the COVID-19 lockdowns

Child immunisation rates slipped during the pandemic lockdowns and have failed to fully recover, Martin Johnston reports

Key points , Latest Ministry of Health figures show 89 per cent of all eight-month-old babies had been immunised, failing to meet the target of 95 per cent. Auc