Certainty around Pfizer vaccination rates for Māori is difficult due to failings in the Ministry of Health’s collection of ethnicity data, says Donna Cormack, Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā member
Lockdown has forced a COVID vaccination initiative targeting Māori in the Queenstown area to change tack, holding a drive-through instead of hitting the road
A text message sent by a local Wellington doctor to his patients informing them he doesn’t support COVID-19 vaccinations is being taken “very seriously” by the Medical Council
With New Zealand entering Level 4 lock down, we want to remind everyone about the importance of continuing with all Schedule vaccinations which are permitted to continue over this period
More than 35,200 Aucklanders have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last few months since ProCare general practices have been able to administer COVID vaccines according to ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals
The flu vaccine should be added to the childhood vaccination schedule to reduce the risk of an even more severe RSV-type flu outbreak next winter, believes paediatrician Cameron Grant
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