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Infant immunisation schedule protects tamariki from birth onwards
Infant immunisation schedule protects tamariki from birth onwards

As we continue to strive towards protecting Aotearoa against vaccine-preventable diseases, it is important to support confident and capable vaccinators in the community. This article helps by outlining the National Immunisation Schedule for infants under two years
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