Meningococcal vaccine - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:39:12 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Meningococcal vaccine - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Meningococcal vaccine too expensive, principal says after 6-year-old's death https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/03/11/meningococcal-disease-vaccine/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:54:49 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=134436 Tamariki close to a "lovely boy" who died from meningococcal disease cannot get the vaccine because of cost, according to the 6-year-old's principal. Takarua Ngakuru​, 6, from the rural Northland town of Tautoro​, died on February 13 from what has now been confirmed as meningococcal disease, although the strain is unknown. After his death, whanau Read more

Meningococcal vaccine too expensive, principal says after 6-year-old's death... Read more]]> Tamariki close to a "lovely boy" who died from meningococcal disease cannot get the vaccine because of cost, according to the 6-year-old's principal.

Takarua Ngakuru​, 6, from the rural Northland town of Tautoro​, died on February 13 from what has now been confirmed as meningococcal disease, although the strain is unknown.

After his death, whanau considered vaccinating their children against meningococcal disease, but could not afford the cost of $180 per child, Tautoro School principal Tracey Simeon​ said. Read more

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