General practices’ outreach to COVID-19 unvaccinated patients is informed by data – but which data? The answer is, it depends on the access, granted by DHBs to their local PHOs, to the data held on the Ministry of Health’s COVID Immunisation Register.
Māori practices and providers see patients’ vaccination data as essential for their COVID-19 outreach programmes, and one provider is heading to the High Court to fight for it
I want to share my family’s experience with COVID in the Philippines. By sharing my story, I hope those of you who have second thoughts, doubts or hesitations about getting the vaccine may think about getting the jab sooner rather than later.
The number of calls to 0800 IMMUNE from all over Aotearoa New Zealand has increased rapidly since January, creating a busy and dynamic work environment for advisors
Vaccination of whole populations against COVID-19 has provided a plethora of data on vaccine side effects. Dermatologist Amanda Oakley discusses a range of adverse events reported, including cutaneous reactions
Categorising the non-vaccinated population of Aotearoa seemed futile until I hit the pay-dirt of ignorance. To date, I have yet to hear a single reason for not being vaccinated, other than relative or absolute contraindications, that could not be put down to ignorance, be it of the science, the psychology or the sociology of vaccination.
Michelle Te Kira is excited to bring the voice of practice managers to the table with her new position on the board of the General Practice Owners Association of Aotearoa New Zealand
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management