vaccination

Will current vaccines work against Omicron? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 December 2021

Current vaccines may not work as well against the Omicron variant than for earlier strains of the coronavirus, according to […]

Covid-19 vaccine for kids expected early next year – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 December 2021

The Government anticipates rolling out the paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of January 2022, pending Medsafe […]

Vaccine mandates for high-risk workplaces – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 October 202127 October 2021

Vaccination will be required for all workers at businesses where customers need to show vaccine certificates, such as bars and hairdressers. This […]

Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 14 October 202118 October 2021

The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]

Over half of cases in Delta outbreak are Pacific people – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 August 202103 September 2021

More than half of cases in the current COVID-19 outbreak are Pasifika people after an infected person went to a church […]

MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202123 March 2021

A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]

Priority groups for Covid-19 vaccination – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 March 202112 March 2021

Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the vaccine […]

Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 202012 February 2021

International research shows New Zealanders’ attitudes towards vaccines were relatively stable in the years before the pandemic. The new study, published in The Lancet, maps […]