immunity

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 September 2024

Children under 5 years old have a weaker immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children and adults, new research […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 February 2022

As Kiwis continue to get booster doses against Covid-19, the SMC checked in with experts for the latest on how immunity changes over […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 August 202025 August 2020

A man in Hong Kong is the first confirmed case to have been infected with SARS-Co-V2 for a second time. Researchers in Hong […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 22 May 202022 May 2020

The SMC led an online media briefing about the immune system, COVID-19 and what we know about whether people may […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 March 202028 March 2020

People who become infected with COVID-19 have to fight the disease off with their own immune system. However once the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 November 201931 October 2019

If you haven’t had the MMR vaccine, catching measles can cripple your immune system for years. Two separate studies examining […]