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Scrapping subsidy sees drastic drop in children getting flu vaccine

Arm with plaster cover injection site

18 Jun 2024

NZ Doctor.

Far fewer children are getting the flu vaccine this winter, after the removal of funding. The breakdown for ethnicity shows that the vaccination numbers had fallen especially for Māori children.

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