Responding to a measles outbreak in a Pacific island community in western Sydney: community interviews led to church-based immunization clinics

• Main Authors: Nicola Scott (Author), Salwa Gabriel (Author), Vicky Sheppeard (Author), Alisa Peacock (Author), Caroline Scott (Author), Kristina Flego (Author), Bradley Forssman (Author), Holly Seale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: There are large Pacific island communities in western and south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 2011 and 2012, measles outbreaks disproportionally affected children and youth within these communities. The objectives of this study were to explore barriers to immunization...