3 Sep 2019

Measles outbreak: Mum of vulnerable toddler pleads for others to get vaccinated

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 3 September 2019

The mother of a toddler whose immune system cannot fight infectious disease is begging people to get vaccinated against measles.

Health authorities are warning the outbreak in Auckland has not yet reached a peak and they expect cases to continue to climb for the next two weeks.

The number of people with measles has risen to 963 - and 804 of them are in Auckland. Tom Furley reports.