Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness
New Zealand’s COVID-19 immunisation campaign has commenced – are you ready?
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 immunisation campaign has commenced – are you ready?
Wednesday 17 March 2021, 12:30 AM

The COVID-19 vaccination programme is taking off
VACCINES
New Zealand is on the cusp of its largest ever immunisation campaign – to immunise as much of the population against COVID-19 as possible by the end of the year. Here’s a summary of the vaccines that will be available and the plan for their rollout
Mary Nowlan
In just a year since the pandemic was declared, unprecedented vaccine development worldwide has led to several marketed vaccines, most under emergency