vaccination

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 March 201901 March 2019

Four cases of measles have been confirmed in Canterbury this week, and one case in Auckland. The Ministry of Health has sent out an […]

In the News | Published: 06 December 201811 February 2019

Thousands of families have been queuing up at vaccination stations in Northland as a mass immunisation programme against meningococcal W gets […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201811 February 2019

A rare strain of meningococcal disease has killed 6 people this year, triggering the Ministry of Health to ask doctors and […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 October 201811 February 2019

An anti-vaccination billboard on State Highway One in Auckland will be removed mere days after it was installed, following numerous […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 July 201812 February 2019

The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]

In the News | Published: 03 May 201812 February 2019

District Health Boards are urging people to get the seasonal influenza vaccine as the flu season kicks off and hospitals […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 February 201811 April 2019

PHARMAC has announced it will fund this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine that covers four strains of the flu. Following reports […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 201717 November 2017

Some of the adverse events reported after the rollout of the HPV vaccine in New Zealand are likely to have […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 September 2017

An Australian study has found that human papillomavirus (HPV) testing detects a higher number of precancerous cervical lesions than traditional […]

In the News | Published: 06 September 201703 August 2018

A mumps outbreak in Auckland has hit 300 cases this year, more than the last 16 years combined, due in […]