Auckland adults in need of a measles vaccine may have to wait as "unprecedented demand" has forced health officials to prioritise the immunisation of kids under 5 and other vulnerable groups.
The Auckland DHBs have released a shared statement stating that those between the ages of 30 and 50 are not a priority as they "carefully manage the current supply of MMR across the region", including its share of 52,000 doses that recently arrived in New Zealand.
Another 100,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the coming months.
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"We have informed Auckland general practices that most of our current vaccine must be used to give babies and children their scheduled 12-month and four-year MMR vaccinations," the statement reads.