Hospitals and clinics unprepared for potential measles outbreak
Saturday 25 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Ministry of Health
A general practitioner has warned that New Zealand's medical facilities are too strained to manage a measles outbreak. Immunisation coverage is currently at 82%, which is below the 95% required for herd immunity. Hospital waiting times are reportedly already between three and four weeks.
