People in Bay of Plenty are being urged to make sure they are vaccinated against measles after one case was confirmed Mount Maunganui.

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Bay of Plenty medical officer Jim Miller said parents must ensure their children receive routine MMR vaccines at the age of 15 months and four years.

The vaccine was effective in protecting against measles, and completley free for anyone who needed it, Dr Miller said.

Those who have received both doses of the vaccine were 99 percent protected from the measles, he said.

Cases of the measles have also been confirmed in Auckland and Christchurch.

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