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Full video: Seymour, Brown make flu vaccine announcement

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The pair are speaking from Plunket in Wellington. Source: 1News (Source: Other)

Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour are making a flu vaccine announcement from Wellington today.

The Government last week announced the vaccine would be funded for those aged six months to five years from 2027.

Today, the pair said children in that age bracket would be able to get a free vaccine from today.

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