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DHB reaches back into its culinary bag of tricks to boost vax rates
Celebrated for its bacon butties initiative, the Taranaki District Health Board has reached back into its culinary bag of tricks to help boost vaccinations rates.
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GPs, paediatricians want free flu vaccine for all
An estimated 1.8 million people - just over a third of the population - are entitled to a free flu vaccine this year under Pharmac's widened eligibility criteria.
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Call to make flu vaccinations free
As the country heads into winter, doctors, paediatricians and parents want the Government to make flu vaccinations free for all New Zealanders, particularly young children.
They say it's a… Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 1 June 2022
Audio 1 Jun 2022Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has met with the US President, Joe Biden, in the Oval Office. China's increasing influence in the Pacific was discussed and our PM shared New Zealand's experience with… Audio
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Have you got the flu - or Covid-19?
Cases of the flu are spiking around Australia after the virus was forced underground for two years thanks to tight Covid-19 restrictions. But it's hard to tell the difference between the flu and…
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Covid-19: NZ to stay at orange traffic light setting - Hipkins
New Zealand will stay in the 'orange' traffic light setting ahead of the Omicron winter spike, the government has announced.
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First flu for two years: cases on the rise
After two years with no cases - flu is back - and hitting hard in some places. As of the eight of May there were 58 reported influenza positives cases, although the real number is likely much higher… Audio
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Covid-19: How come there are so many Omicron variants?
We've all heard about new Omicron subvariants with such names as BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5. The recent proliferation of variants begs the question: is Covid-19 mutating faster than ever before? Dr Sebastian… Audio
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Hints at Budget spend on Māori health as inequities bite
Māori health workers and community leaders are hoping tomorrow's Budget will address urgent social and health needs, with hints at a significant spend for Māori health.
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Covid-19 briefing: 'Half of actual cases are being reported' - Bloomfield
Thousands of new cases of Covid-19 are being reported every day in NZ, but this is likely to be half of the number of actual cases, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Watch the latest Omicron briefing here.
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North Korea reports first Covid-19 outbreak, orders lockdown
North Korea confirmed its first Covid-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the "gravest national emergency" and ordering a national lockdown, with state media reporting an Omicron variant had been…
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How to tackle the Long Covid threat, and how not to
Opinion - A post-viral disease afflicting up to 40,000 New Zealanders could teach us valuable lessons in how to look after Long Covid patients - and how not to.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Samoa border reopening plans will be 'robust' ; Vanuatu opposition wants financial assistance for businesses; Ten Covid-19 cases recorded in Tahiti; and more
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Children eligible but less than a quarter fully vaccinated for Covid
It's been four months since children aged between 5-11 year olds became eligible for Covid vaccinations but latest data shows less than a quarter have received both jabs.
And with that age group… Audio
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Flu vaccination next most important shot this season
The border's open, the peak of Omicron is over - but now it's flu season. It's time to get your flu shot, and Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination centres are starting to also give flu vaccines to those… Audio
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Science: New Omicron variants, and the longest-recorded Covid infection
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn with an update on the new BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron which appear to be behind a new wave of Covid cases in South Africa. The longest-ever… Audio
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Flu shots being rolled out at Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination centres
Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination centres are starting to also offer flu vaccines to those eligible, ahead of what is expected to be a surge of cases over winter.
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Concerns over low Waikato Pasifika and Māori immunisation numbers
Doctors are warning that Pasifika and Māori immunisation rates in Waikato need to lift as winter approaches.
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Covid-19: One in four adults not boosted as demand dries up
The Covid-19 booster vaccine campaign has all but stalled, with demand drying up and the rate of booster coverage having declined.
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US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling
The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful.
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Moving to orange: 'We are quite divided in terms of risk'
Covid-19 restrictions for all of New Zealand will ease from midnight tonight but a leading epidemiologist says the country is divided in its risk.
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Pasifika providers say a one-size-fits-all Health NZ won't work
Pacific health leaders are standing firm on their challenge to Aotearoa's new health authority to ensure it is not a one-size-fits-all system. Audio
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'We are continuing to see the number of cases drop' - Bloomfield
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says rates are coming down. Video
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Covid-19 update with Dr Andrew Read
Will Covid-19 become an endemic, more agreeably mild virus that we just have to be wary of every winter, like the flu, or - as exemplified by the new XE variant - is this the coronavirus warming up… Audio
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Why are some keen to ditch Covid-19 measures with cases still in the thousands?
Aotearoa will remain at the red traffic light setting, but other public health mandates will still be lifted, contributing to the sense that there's light at the end of the tunnel after two years.
