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Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond

Influenza A H1N1 in New Zealand – Experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 March 201405 July 2018

A number of cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (commonly dubbed swine flu) have been recently reported in New […]

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Influenza warnings follow US flu season

In the News  |  Published: 27 March 2013

Experts are warning of potentially bad influenza season this year and encouraging vaccination. Influenza researchers Prof Lance Jennnings from Canterbury […]

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Research hints at oral TB vaccine

In the News  |  Published: 27 September 201227 September 2012

New Kiwi research has demonstrated the potential of an oral vaccine for tuberculosis. In a study published this week in […]

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Coroner inquest and HPV vaccine – expert reponds

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 09 August 201210 August 2012

Claims relating to vaccine safety are back in the media spotlight as an inquest into the unexplained death of teenager […]

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Flu vaccine for all UK kids

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 July 201227 July 2012

All UK children are to be given the flu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives […]

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Whooping cough on the rise

In the News  |  Published: 26 October 201126 October 2011

Whooping cough infections are on the rise and health officials are concerned the number of cases could reach epidemic proportions. […]

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Southland Times: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 31 January 2011

Mark Hotton writes in this opinion piece about why he and his partner have decided to vaccinate their child. Hotton […]

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Media coverage: Wakfield’s MMR study described as ‘elaborate fraud’

In the News  |  Published: 07 January 2011

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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Waikato Times: $10 tip sugars health pill

In the News  |  Published: 26 May 2010

Maryanne Twentyman writes in the Waikato Times about a clinic’s controversial means of encouraging people to undergo smear tests, vaccinations […]

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Manawatu Standard: The best shot at protection

In the News  |  Published: 29 April 2010

Janine Rankin writes in the Manawatu Standard about the gardasil vaccine, which health experts are urging young women to use […]

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