Auckland measles case: Two new locations of interest identified
From News@63:10/102 to All on Tue May 13 13:14:41 2025
By 1News Reporters
Monday 5:54pm
Two more locations of interest have been revealed by Health New Zealand after
a case of measles was identified in Auckland.
Several locations of interest were named yesterday, including multiple ferry journeys and Woolworths Kelston.
The case was linked to overseas travel, with Fullers360 confirming it was a member of its marine crew.
In a statement this afternoon, Health NZ revealed an Auckland pharmacy and a second supermarket as places the person visited while infectious.
The details of the new locations were the Unichem pharmacy in New Lynn on May
7 between 9am and 10.30am, and the Mount Albert Pak'nSave on May 7 between
10am and 11.45am.
Anyone at these locations at these times was considered a close contact.
Health NZ urged those people to check whether they had been vaccinated
against measles.
Measles is highly infectious and up to 90% of non-immunised people would be infected when exposed.
Health NZ protection clinical director Dr Susan Jack said measles was a "serious and highly infectious illness" which could affect adults as well as children or babies.
"The MMR vaccine is the only thing that prevents measles."