As we head into winter illness season, the SMC asked experts for the latest on our COVID vaccines. An updated […]
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Covid-19 over the holidays – Expert Reaction
Modelling suggests hospitalisations from New Zealand’s current Covid-19 wave will peak this week. Meanwhile a new variant JN.1 is gaining traction in […]
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Omicron-specific vaccine approved for over-30s – Expert Reaction
Everyone in Aotearoa over 30 years old will be able to get the new Pfizer Covid-19 bivalent vaccine from the beginning […]
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Pfizer vaccine available for some under-5s – Expert Reaction
Children aged between six months and four years can now access a paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine if they […]
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The basics of blood transfusion science – Expert Q&A
The parents of a baby who needs life-saving open heart surgery are insisting that ‘the bulk’ of his blood transfusion […]
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Covid jabs and menstrual changes – Expert Reaction
More than 40% of people who have regular periods reported bleeding heavier than usual after getting a Covid-19 vaccination, according […]
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Second Covid-19 booster approved for vulnerable groups – Expert Reaction
A second booster shot will be available from mid-June for people who are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. […]
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The plan to keep Omicron away from NZ over summer – Expert Reaction
The government has announced changes to booster jabs, quarantine stays, and the border in an effort to keep Omicron out of the […]
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Two new vaccine rollouts lie ahead – Expert Reaction
New frontiers in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout are opening up – vaccinating 5-11 year olds, and giving booster doses to […]
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Second ‘probable’ death from Covid-19 vaccine in NZ – Expert Reaction
A 26-year-old man who died after his Covid-19 vaccine suffered myocarditis, a rare side effect of the jab, according to […]
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