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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
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 02:00 AM

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.
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