Rolling out a child vaccination programme that is accessible to parents returning to work and is safe for children requires a response that is “fleet of foot”, says Turuki Healthcare chief executive Te Puea Winiata
Hundreds of unvaccinated firefighters can no longer respond to emergency calls, and those gaps will have to be plugged from elsewhere, fire service figures say
Primary care leaders aren’t sure pre-Christmas funding guidelines and plans for COVID-19 in the community will be enough as COVID-fatigued practices prepare for the Omicron variant
More than 120,000 doses of the child (paediatric) Pfizer vaccine have been delivered to over 500 vaccination sites around New Zealand as health providers prepare to start immunising 5 to 11-year-olds tamariki from today, 17 January
Tourists heading to Northland who test positive for COVID-19 over the holiday break will be sent home if possible, says Mahitahi Hauora chief operating officer Ian Hartley-Dade
More than six months after first threatening sanctions against anti-COVID-19 vax doctors the Medical Council has placed interim suspensions on the practising certificates of three doctors
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