Increased rates of whooping cough in the South Island have authorities reminding parents of the importance of vaccinations. Whooping cough, […]
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Science, celebrity and social media collide in vaccination debate
Stuff.co.nz’s Katie Kenny reports on an online furore over vaccination kicked off by actor Jim Carrey, but further fuelled by […]
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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 […]
Continue readingResearch hints at oral TB vaccine
New Kiwi research has demonstrated the potential of an oral vaccine for tuberculosis. In a study published this week in […]
Continue readingCoroner inquest and HPV vaccine – expert reponds
Claims relating to vaccine safety are back in the media spotlight as an inquest into the unexplained death of teenager […]
Continue readingFlu vaccine for all UK kids
All UK children are to be given the flu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives […]
Continue readingWhooping cough on the rise
Whooping cough infections are on the rise and health officials are concerned the number of cases could reach epidemic proportions. […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate
Mark Hotton writes in this opinion piece about why he and his partner have decided to vaccinate their child. Hotton […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Wakfield’s MMR study described as ‘elaborate fraud’
The British Medical Journal has described Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study, in which the MMR vaccine was linked to autism, as […]
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