The Science Media Centre hosted an online media briefing with Dr Sue Huang and Associate Professor Nikki Turner to talk […]
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Two flu deaths in Auckland – In The News
Two Aucklanders have died from influenza this month sparking fears the virulent Australian outbreak could be spreading here. The Counties […]
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Flu season kicks off – In the News
District Health Boards are urging people to get the seasonal influenza vaccine as the flu season kicks off and hospitals […]
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2018 flu season and influenza vaccine – Expert Q&A
PHARMAC has announced it will fund this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine that covers four strains of the flu. Following reports […]
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Influenza kills about 500 New Zealanders a year – In the News
New research from the University of Otago has shown that the flu is a major killer in New Zealand, with […]
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Flu project reveals “large invisible iceberg” of disease
Preliminary findings from a multi-million dollar, five-year international flu study reveal the extent to which people are infected by influenza […]
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Morning jabs better for flu vaccination – Expert reaction
Influenza vaccinations are more effective in the morning, reports a new study. The UK research, published in the journal Vaccine, compared […]
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Tamiflu review spurs debate over stockpiling
A new analysis of withheld studies has questioned the usefulness of antiviral drug Tamiflu in the event of an influenza […]
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Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond
A number of cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (commonly dubbed swine flu) have been recently reported in New […]
Continue readingInfluenza warnings follow US flu season
Experts are warning of potentially bad influenza season this year and encouraging vaccination. Influenza researchers Prof Lance Jennnings from Canterbury […]
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