‘A WARNING TO NEW ZEALAND’
When “PJ” Faumuina grew up in Samoa, vaccination was not even a question.
“There was no discussion. It was, ‘The programme is coming to school today, all line up and get your vaccinations.’”
Families, he said, followed leaders – whether from the family, village, church or district – who made decisions on behalf of their communities. If they decided that children should be vaccinated, it happened.
Faumuina, 57, who holds the matai title of Faumuina from Samoa’s Sagaloa district and who is now an ear, nose and throat surgeon with Whanganui District Health Board, thinks his native
