26 Jul 2018

Medical error may have caused Samoa infant deaths

From , 5:04 am on 26 July 2018

A vaccinologist and senior lecturer at Auckland University says there is a high likelihood medical error was to blame for the deaths of two infants in Samoa following their MMR vaccinations.

The one-year-olds died earlier this month, minutes after receiving the jab for measles, mumps and rubella.

Dominic Godfrey has more.

Parents should check their Plunket or 'Well Child' book to see if their tamariki have received two doses of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Parents should check their Plunket or 'Well Child' book to see if their tamariki have received two doses of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Photo: AFP