19860 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19860 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2023 in actioning the recommendation ‘Use the Immunisation Prioritisation Matrix, developed by Northern Region Taskforce, to prioritise services to achieve on-time immunisation in the most vulnerable groups’ under ‘Priority Area 5: Proactive outreach immunisation services’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that this recommendation has been completed. The Childhood Prioritisation Matrix was implemented nationally in early 2023. This is a tool that assists outreach providers to administer vaccines that provide the most protection to population groups who are most at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases.