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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		School goes against measles advice as more cases confirmed
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:08:49
	Publish Date:		2025-11-03 04:26:00
	Description:		A Wellington school is going against official advice telling some students to stay at home while their measles vacination status is confirmed after an infected person was at a prize giving. Meanwhile a national primary school's Kapa Haka event with more than 60 groups from 17 different regions is underway in Tauranga this week. Wellington Girls College is asking years 9 to 11 students to stay home while their immunisation status is checked. The move contradicts official advice from the Ministry of Education - that the students should be in class. Medical Officer of Health, at the National Public Health Service Dr Emma Sherwood spoke to Lisa Owen.
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