74188 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

74188 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 in actioning the recommendation ‘Implement funding for lead maternity carer midwives to prescribe and administer antenatal immunisations, where practicable’ under ‘Priority Area 3: Antenatal immunisations’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that during this quarter, no progress was made on this recommendation as priority was given to the project to enable pharmacists to become whole-of-life vaccinators. I am advised that Health New Zealand continues to explore options to address this recommendation.