29 Aug 2019

No school for 300 students in Manurewa due to measles outbreak

From Morning Report, 7:26 am on 29 August 2019

There's no school today for 300 students at Manurewa High School because of a measles outbreak.

Anyone who can't prove they've been vaccinated has to stay away at least until Monday, after 13 students contracted the virus.

Helen Petousis-Harris is a senior lecturer of vaccinology, University of Auckland and says it's only a matter of time before more students at the school come down with measles.