Immunisation advocates hope the number of children who receive MMR vaccinations will increase, after a controversial study about its dangers was proven to be false.
Andrew Wakefield's 1998 study linked the measles mumps rubella vaccine to autism and bowel cancer, but immunisation experts say even though the research has been disproven, the myth is hard to dispel.
New Zealand still has a relatively low uptake of the vaccine, with only around 70 percent of children receiving it at the recommended age.
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