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Three myocarditis deaths have now been potentially linked to immunisation with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says

Two chief executive doctors and two management specialists could be among the bidders to fill Ashley Bloomfield's shoes after he finishes up as director-general of health on 29 July

The Cancer Society and other health groups have published an open letter of support for the Māori Health Authority after Opposition politicians spoke out against the authority 

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says

Director of public health Caroline McElnay, who has resigned, spoke today of the “awe-inspiring nature” of advising the Government on pandemic lockdowns 

The dominant subvariants of Omicron have spawned a slightly more transmissible variant of COVID-19 but New Zealand experts are not agitated about it 

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield will end his term nearly a year early while his Ministry of Health shrinks as the sector’s reforms take shape