The UK has become the first country to approve an Omicron-specific booster jab for Covid-19. The recently approved vaccine, made […]
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Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 5 – Expert Reaction
US health authorities have given the green light to mRNA Covid-19 vaccines for children under five and will be made […]
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Will current vaccines work against Omicron? – Expert Reaction
Current vaccines may not work as well against the Omicron variant than for earlier strains of the coronavirus, according to […]
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Covid-19 vaccine for kids expected early next year – Expert Reaction
The Government anticipates rolling out the paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of January 2022, pending Medsafe […]
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Vaccine mandates for high-risk workplaces – Expert Reaction
Vaccination will be required for all workers at businesses where customers need to show vaccine certificates, such as bars and hairdressers. This […]
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Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A
The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]
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Over half of cases in Delta outbreak are Pacific people – Expert Reaction
More than half of cases in the current COVID-19 outbreak are Pasifika people after an infected person went to a church […]
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MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction
A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]
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Priority groups for Covid-19 vaccination – Expert Reaction
Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the vaccine […]
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Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction
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 […]
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