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The health minister says the incorrect data was not used to make decisions, and media reports that quoted her referring to it were false. Audio

A teenager has been admitted to Christchurch Hospital with meningococcal disease.

Pharmac says the change is one of a series of measures to keep the most vulnerable people safe over winter.

Beef and Lamb New Zealand is reminding farmers to be alert as case numbers rise.

The Health Minister has announced a bivalent Covid-19 vaccine - which includes protection against Omicron - will be made available to people over 30.

A Wellington medical company is running a trial of a combined vaccine for both flu and Covid-19. Audio

As China emerges from its Covid-zero cocoon, the country is experiencing an unprecedented surge in cases that's fuelling global concern over new variants.

Only one in five people who reported an infection in December were known to have had Covid-19 previously, according to the ACT government.

Participants are now being sought to help the Wellington-based firm research a combined flu and Covid-19 vaccine.

Health officials say there's no room for complacency in Tokelau even though the country has so far escaped the Covid-19 pandemic.

Summer has arrived, but with our restrictions largely kicked to the curb and a soup of different variants at play, what can we expect from Covid-19 case numbers?

Niue govt announces community transmission; Incidence of Covid-19 in French Polynesia doubles over the weekend, and more

What Covid-19 information are we missing out on, and random surveys of infections even worth doing any more?

Opinion - Covid-19 remains a hefty risk, particularly to the disabled community - and many are alarmed New Zealand has ended most restriction rules, Chris Ford writes.

Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker says we should not abandon all controls at the border and our infectious disease surveillance should be improved because pandemics are becoming more… Audio

Doctors and nurses say they're still working hellish shifts despite a steep drop in Covid-19 cases.

As other countries continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions, epidemiologist Michael Baker says New Zealand will soon be following suit by dropping mask requirements in many public spaces. Audio

When it comes to hard work and serving the community to help make a difference, Dr Matire Harwood is your wāhine.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency over monkeypox in a move aimed at bolstering vaccination efforts to slow the outbreak.

The government will be working with the Shortland Street television soap and set up an international recruitment service as part of efforts to shore up health workforce shortages.