Vaccines

Jilly Alexander of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā – MPA describes a programme rolled out last year that proved effective in getting more Māori vaccinated against the flu, through outreach and whānau-centred engagement

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney looks at how the immune system works and how the COVID-19 jab teaches the body how to respond to the new threat

Professor Peter McIntyre outlines key concepts for understanding what herd immunity does and does not mean, and what this can tell us about the new COVID-19 vaccines

Aucklanders aged 65 and over will receive an invitation to book their COVID-19 vaccination within the next week as Group 3 continues to roll out across the Auckland metro region

The Ministry of Health has confirmed there is sufficient supply of the Pfizer vaccine for district health boards to deliver more than half a million vaccinations as planned over the next five weeks

The world has changed and there is no going back. That was the essence of the message delivered by GP Nikki Turner in the Peter Foley Memorial Oration given this morning at the Rotorua GP CME

Despite a one-month delay to the start of the influenza vaccination rollout due to international manufacturing issues, the Ministry of Health expects a record number of people to get the jab this season

Medsafe is investigating four reports of inflammation of the heart in patients who have received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer has scheduled delivery of an estimated 1 million doses of vaccine to New Zealand during July, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today

Despite a one-month delay to the start of the influenza vaccination rollout due to international manufacturing issues, the Ministry of Health expects a record number of people to get the jab this season