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Kids urged back to school amid measles outbreak
Health authorities say unvaccinated children in Auckland should still go to school when it goes back - as the measles outbreak continues to spread.
About 50 schools and early childhood centres in… Audio
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Auckland children urged back to school despite measles outbreak
Unvaccinated children in Auckland should still return to school today despite the measles outbreak continuing, health authorities say.
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Health Ministry sitting on measles advice for more than a year
Doctors and infectious disease experts are meeting with Health Ministry officials tomorrow to push for urgent action on dealing with a big gap in measles immunity among young people. Audio
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Measles outbreak: Call for national approach as expert advice not 'addressed'
Infectious disease experts have warned that a generation of New Zealanders are still vulnerable to contracting measles due to a lack of national approach.
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Extra flu jabs not enough for Canterbury - medical officer
Extra stocks of this year's flu vaccine are now available around the country for those who missed out the first time around.
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Social media 'amplifies' vaccination fears, scientists say
Online tech companies such as Facebook and Google need to do more to prevent the spread of misinformation around vaccines, a group of scientists say.
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Teacher accused of misinformation over vaccines and autism
An Auckland high school teacher has been accused of spreading misinformation about vaccines during a year 12 English class.
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New Zealand faces flu vaccine shortage as illness surges
Access to the flu vaccine is being restricted due to a nationwide shortage during a surge in flu cases that has prompted a record number of doses given.
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More places, more times, fewer deaths
Expert says vaccinating pregnant mothers will save lives; and that immunisation rates will rise if getting a jab is easier. Audio
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More places, more times, fewer deaths
Expert says vaccinating pregnant mothers will save lives; and that immunisation rates will rise if getting a jab is easier.
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Joining the dots: What's really causing New Zealand's measles epidemics?
Researchers say an 'immunity gap' affecting an entire generation is what's allowing the disease to flourish. Kate Newton reports.
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'Flu is already circulating widely in our communities'
Family doctors and others are urging those who have not yet had the annual flu jab to get it as soon as possible.
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Measles outbreak: how to protect yourself
The measles outbreak continues in Canterbury, with the number of confirmed cases now 22. There are concerns many people aged between 29 and 50 in New Zealand have not been fully immunised against… Audio
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Canterbury measles outbreak: Residents urged to get vaccinated twice
Vaccine mistrust is only "one piece of the puzzle", say Canterbury health officials, as the region deals with an outbreak of measles.
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Hospital bosses want anti anti-vax campaign
Hospital bosses want a national campaign to counter what they say are the damaging messages being put out by anti-vaccination lobbyists.
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Vaccination no 'silver bullet' against meningococcal disease
The national immunisation body says parents sometimes fear vaccinating their children based on anecdote and mistrust.
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Northland DHB urges parents to vaccinate for meningitis
The Northland DHB is appealing for any parents who oppose vaccinations to reconsider their views, after three deaths in the region from a new strain of meningococcal disease. The board is rolling out… Audio
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Health ministry moves to quash new meningitis outbreak
A new strain of meningococcal virus has killed six people in the past year, three of them in Northland. That's led the government to introduce a new vaccination programme for people in that area. But… Audio
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The Panel with Kevin Milne and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)
Audio 27 Nov 2018The InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars just before nine o'clock this morning - the culmination of a US$1 billion international effort. Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin joins us to… Audio
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Social media and the spread of misinformation
Immunisation expert Dr Nikki Turner says scaremongering on social media is putting off parents vaccinating their children. Just how do you decide what's fact and fiction about anything on Facebook or… Audio
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The Panel with Michele A'Court, Neil Miller (Part 2)
Audio 23 Nov 2018Both Michele A'Court and Neil Miller pick While My Guitar Gently Weeps as their favourite track from the White Album that's now turned 50. Neil thinks Ob li di Ob li da is a right stinker… Audio
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'Listen to your child, even if it's the smallest headache'
A Whangārei mother of four is pleading for a nationwide meningococcal vaccination and awareness programme after she lost her seven-year-old daughter to a rare strain of the disease.
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Deadly strain of meningococcal disease raises alarm for doctors
Doctors and emergency departments are on alert for a rare strain of meningococcal disease that has killed six people this year.
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Extra vigilance urged on once-rare meningococcal strain
Audio 7 Nov 2018GPs and emergency departments are on extra alert for a once-rare strain of meningococcal disease that has killed six people in the past year. The MenW strain, which is being blamed for an overall… Audio
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World shortage of HPV vaccine disrupts immunisation in NZ
A worldwide shortage of anti-cancer vaccine Gardasil has left many children and young people in this country having to wait for immunisation.
