GP is treated like a hero in his small town, but are his statements putting lives at risk?

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GP is treated like a hero in his small town, but are his statements putting lives at risk?

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Forestry town Murupara has a low vaccination rate - 49 per cent of people have received their first dose and 34 per cent are fully vaccinated

Murupara, a small town in the Bay of Plenty, has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Local GP Bernard Conlon refuses to be vaccinated. A leading medical expert says his actions are harmful. Are his statements putting lives at risk? Stuff national correspondent Tony Wall reports

He’s an unlikely hero in a town like Murupara. A balding, bearded, bespectacled Irishman, Bernard Conlon stands out in this predominantly Māori forest