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Potential for measles outbreak to be worse than 2019

Policy changes will make vaccination record keeping optional in Wellington high schools despite concerns of low immunisation and over 2,000 cases in the 2019 outbreak, experts warn.

Summary by Otago Daily Times
File photo A second measles case has been identified at one Wellington high school, as concern around the current measles outbreak continues to grow.

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Potential for measles outbreak to be worse than 2019

File photo A second measles case has been identified at one Wellington high school, as concern around the current measles outbreak continues to grow.

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Potential for measles outbreak to be worse than 2019, Prof Michael Baker says

Last time there were more than 2000 cases with a third of patients needing hospital care, Professor Michael Baker says.

·New Zealand
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