7 Mar 2019

Immunisation rates fall in New Zealand

From Morning Report, 8:36 am on 7 March 2019

Immunisation rates in New Zealand have begun to fall. Since early 2017, immunisation coverage has dropped from 93 per cent on average for children aged eight months, to 91 per cent. Dr Caroline McElnay is Director of Public Health with the Ministry of Health, and speaks to Guyon Espiner.