NZ Herald
Limited healthcare facilities and lack of transport options are barriers for Māori tamariki getting their childhood vaccinations, a senior university lecturer says.
It comes as Health New Zealand data shows vaccination rates for Māori children in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes are lower than those of Europeans.
Measles has been in the spotlight this month after Health NZ announced on May 11 it had identified a measles case in Auckland linked to overseas travel.
The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination is part of Health NZ’s national immunisation schedule given to children before they turn 2.
