Vaccinations made easy at Horowhenua community event

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Ōtaki MP Terisa Ngobi said having a free immunisation stand at a community event made the services easier to access.
The campaign targetted people aged 15 to 30 years old, but anyone over 30 years old was also welcome to get a vaccine.
Based on MidCentral’s population data and information from general practices, it estimated that there were between 9300 and 12,000 people aged 15 to 30 years old who had not had a measles vaccination.
Blancher said there was a focus on Māori and Pasifika people, because they were disproportionately affected by the measles outbreak in 2019.
The idea of herd immunity applied to all diseases, where if the majority of people was vaccinated there was less chance of an outbreak, and of lower severity, she said.

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