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Measles Outbreak w/Chris Puliuvea, Senior Lecturer at Auckland University

Measles Outbreak w/Chris Puliuvea, Senior Lecturer at Auckland University

Update: 2025-11-05
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Over the past few months, unions have been sounding the alarm about the state of our healthcare system as the government cuts funding and guts staff numbers. Now, a new threat has emerged that risks stretching our resources even thinner.



A measles outbreak has reared into the community with cases climbing to 17 in just a week, with potentially thousands exposed.



To understand how much of risk the outbreak is likely to pose to the country Wednesday Wire Producer Manny spoke to Chris Puliuvea, Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology.

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Measles Outbreak w/Chris Puliuvea, Senior Lecturer at Auckland University

Measles Outbreak w/Chris Puliuvea, Senior Lecturer at Auckland University