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Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt

  • Written by Samantha Marsh, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the bruntChristoph Soeder/dpa

New Zealand’s decision to no longer offer free influenza vaccines for all children under 12 will likely wipe out recent gains in uptake. And it will disproportionately affect those living in deprived areas and with a high risk of disease.

Influenza accounts for more than half of all potentially vaccine-preventable...

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