The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]
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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 […]
Continue readingMedia coverage of HPV vaccine increased reports of adverse events – Expert Reaction
Some of the adverse events reported after the rollout of the HPV vaccine in New Zealand are likely to have […]
Continue readingHPV screening for cervical cancer – Expert Reaction
An Australian study has found that human papillomavirus (HPV) testing detects a higher number of precancerous cervical lesions than traditional […]
Continue readingMumps outbreak advice: check vaccination status – In the News
A mumps outbreak in Auckland has hit 300 cases this year, more than the last 16 years combined, due in […]
Continue readingMeningococcal B vaccine protects against gonorrhoea – In the News
Finally, we’re catching a bit of a break in the battle against drug-resistant infectious diseases. A New Zealand study has […]
Continue readingMumps outbreak in Auckland – In the News
Health officials are appealing for parents to immunise their children in the midst of a mumps outbreak in Auckland. More […]
Continue readingEuropean Court of Justice ruling on vaccines – Expert Reaction
The European Court of Justice has ruled that national courts can decide that vaccines can cause adverse reactions, even in […]
Continue readingVaccinations are part of a ‘bigger picture’ – Cathy Stephenson
The immense polarisation of opinions on immunisation has been highlighted through the response to Dr Lance O’Sullivan’s protest of an […]
Continue readingNZ doesn’t need to ban unvaccinated kids from childcare – Nikki Turner
Should New Zealand follow the Australian ‘no jab, no pay’ model to boost immunisation rates? Nikki Turner from the Immunisation […]
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