Vaccine
Vaxxers: the two women who created the AstraZeneca vaccine
Kathryn speaks with the two women lead the team who created the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in just ten months. Oxford University Professor of Vaccinology Dame Sarah Gilbert started designing a… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Lavina Good
Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'Annual Covid-19 boosters likely'
Joining us again on Sunday morning is New Zealander Dr Gary McLean. He discusses the Delta variant, what type of masks we should be wearing, and why annual Covid-19 booster shots are going to be… Audio
Dr Fran Priddy: New Zealand’s unique study on the Pfizer vaccine
New Zealand’s ‘COVID-naive’ population will offer unique data to global research as part of a new clinical study looking at how our bodies respond to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Audio
Stratford mayor fears vaccine delivery will overwhelm rural GPs
The mayor of Stratford fears rural GPs in Taranaki will be overwhelmed by the Covid 19 vaccination rollout to the general population.
The Medical Association agrees and says the vaccine rollout will… Audio
Covid-19 and the Chathams: Vaccinating NZ's most isolated community
The programme to vaccinate some of the most isolated New Zealanders kicked into fifth gear today.
A steady stream of Chatham Islanders have been making their way to the small medical centre in the… Video, Audio
The thriller writer who called the Covid-19 pandemic
British thriller writer Adam Hamdy's new novel Red Wolves has seen the writer go deep behind the scenes in the name of research. He joins the show to discuss Red Wolves and how his own life… Audio
Covid-19 vaccine booking system is safe from hacking, Health Ministry says
The Health Ministry is confident the new online covid vaccination booking system can't be infiltrated by hackers.
The Book My Vaccine system will open for those 60 years and older from the end of… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin
Joining us on the Panel are Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin. They discuss Ronaldo's snubbing of Coke, the idea of the America's Cup being staged outside of New Zealand, and the police's handling of the… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'Two jabs is not a guarantee of protection'
Dr Gary McLean looks at the latest Covid-19 developments, including the continued rise of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the transmissibility of Covid-19, and why people who have been fully… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Richard Harman
Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio
Covid-19: NZ to receive further 1 million vaccine doses in July
New Zealand will receive a further one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination next month.
The new shipments will arrive in weekly drops - ramping up from mid-July ahead of the roll out to… Video, Audio
Covid vaccine and cancer, snails' trails
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Covid studies, including the 80 per cent rollout of the Pfizer vaccine to Israeli adults and the safety of the vaccine for… Audio
Tokyo doctors call for the Olympics to be cancelled
Tokyo doctors are calling for the cancellation of the Olympic Games because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Games are scheduled to begin in just over nine weeks from 23 July through to the 8 August… Audio
Budget 2021: $1.4b for Covid-19 vaccine rollout - Hipkins
New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine programme has a budget of $1.4 billion for the first two years.
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the number ahead of Budget 2021, reiterating that the… Audio
Dr Ashley Bloomfield responds to critical report on Covid-19 vaccine rollout
A report into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout raises serious concerns about whether the government can reach its targets and if there's even enough vaccine in the country.
It calls on health authorities… Video, Audio
Olympics: 'You have to be out of your mind not to be vaccinated' - Dick Pound ready for Japan
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says athletes would be "out of your mind not to be vaccinated" before heading to Japan.
Pound told Checkpoint he has his ticket to Tokyo and unless… Video, Audio
Wealthy countries gobbling up vaccines says UNICEF
The global vaccine scheme Covax has so far given 65 million doses to poorer countries - but agencies like UNICEF say that figure should be at least 170 million by now. The World Health Organisation -… Audio
Alice Cooper: 'Covid-19 was like being hit by a truck'
Alice Cooper is a survivor in every sense of the word, having given up an addiction to alcohol and cocaine almost 40 years ago Now at 73-years-old, Alice is still beating the odds, having recently… Video, Audio
US correspondent's wrap of the week
US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss the big stories of the week, including Joe Biden's assertion that Israel has a right to defend itself and issues with growing migrant numbers at… Audio