Calls for the Government to fund meningitis vaccines for all Northland children
Calls for the Government to fund meningitis vaccines for all Northland children
8 April 2019
It comes as Hikurangi Primary School has fundraised lose to 18-thousand dollars to immunise students not eligible for the free jab.
That's enough to vaccinate 170 children.
Community fundraiser, Shona Whitehead, says some parents simply can't afford it - and the Government needs to step in.
She says they need to step up because all families should have the option to vaccinate their children.
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