With flu cases on the increase nationally, authorities are warning that there are only a small number of vaccines left. […]
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TVNZ/NZPA: Flu cases climb in NZ
Flu cases are continuing to climb in New Zealand, especially in the North Island, but no serious cases have been […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Flu expert linked to drug firms
Tony Wall writes in the Sunday Star Times about virologist Lance Jennings, who helped develop NZ’s response to the AH1N1 […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Two types of ‘flu, water, and 3 degrees C
Swine flu – lessons one year on This time last year, as Kiwis prepared to attend weekend dawn parade and […]
Continue readingFlu jab for kids halted in Australia pending investigation
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer today told doctors in Australia to stop giving the seasonal flu vaccine to children under the […]
Continue readingUPDATED: One year on – Scientists reflect on the swine flu pandemic
UPDATED 12.30pm: A year ago this Saturday, Rangitoto College students returning from a school trip to Mexico were quarantined in […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Act now to fight swine flu: Ministry
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald that the Ministry of Health is urging people to get their flu […]
Continue readingManawatu Standard: Prevention a great policy
Janine Rankin of the Manawatu Standard reports on the start of efforts to immunise those most at risk from swine […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Communicating in a pandemic
The Ministry of Health’s strategic communications manager Spiro Anastasiou gave attendees at the Science Communicators Association conference an insight into […]
Continue readingNZPA: Study provides clue to surviving swine flu
The NZPA reports on a study conducted by New Zealand and Australian doctors, which found that blood oxygenation was the […]
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