29 Oct 2018

Worldwide HPV vaccine shortage leaves NZers waiting

From Morning Report, 8:16 am on 29 October 2018

A worldwide shortage of an anti-cancer vaccine has left many children and young people in this country with no option but to wait for the jab. At issue is the HPV vaccine Gardasil, which is funded here for those aged nine to 26 years old. But it's in high demand internationally, and that's disrupted supplies here for months.