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'Told she might not survive': Family's measles ordeal
The family of a 9-month-old on life-support with measles speak of their ordeal.
The family of a 9-month-old on life-support with measles speak of their ordeal.
There will always be a few people who don't develop immunity, health authorities say.
The rate of measles vaccinations has quadrupled in three weeks.
There are now 1149 confirmed cases, 959 of them in Auckland.
A third of people with measles - and more than half of under-2s - ended up in hospital.
A worrying number of pet owners say they do not think vaccines are necessary.
Editorial: Care and caution are required to ward off complacency around immunisation.
The MMR vaccine is meant to be free for under 50s, the Ministry of Health says.
The person departed Auckland on August 30, at 8.45am on Air New Zealand Flight NZ123.
The person flew with Air New Zealand on Flight NZ711 and NZ108 in late August.
A kidney transplant and medication has cancelled out Max's immunity to measles.
Prominent doctor wants fines, benefit cuts for parents who won't vaccinate.
More than 800 people have now contracted measles across Auckland.
There have now been 963 cases of measles confirmed across the country.
A vaccine programme will start at the worst-hit school tomorrow.
Just 77 per cent of six-month-old babies are now getting their vaccines on time.
Measles is a nasty virus that parents should watch out for, one mum says.
Health authority has been notified of 10 cases of measles at the school.
New measles cases being confirmed every day as city teeters on an epidemic.
Almost a third of Auckland cases occurred in the last eight days, most in South Auckland.
More than half of all cases are in South Auckland.
Kiwi kids at "growing risk" of dying from measles if the Government does not act soon.
Incident has left the boy with a partially paralysed facial nerve, says mother.
Funding meningococcal vaccine would save lives and give his son a legacy, dad says.
There have been 280 confirmed cases of measles this year in New Zealand.
Dad wants her vaccinated, Mum is anti-vaxx. They want the court to decide.
"The only way we can stop measles from returning is to increase immunity in our community"
Canterbury outbreak seems to have been contained while Auckland's continues to spike.
The number of measles cases hit 20 in the Bay of Plenty today