Pharmacies could offer childhood vaccines

14:39 Thu, 1 Feb

Vaccines for children, such as the polio, tetanus and chickenpox vaccines, could be given in community pharmacies if a proposal from Pharmac is implemented. Currently,...

Mother’s vaccination status compromises child’s heathcare

08:00 Thu, 10 Mar

A Snells Beach mother is livid after her nine-year-old son was refused hearing care because they weren’t vaccinated. Teacher Karlie Stanbra, who is currently on...

North lagging in Covid vaccination race

09:48 Tue, 26 Oct

Mahurangi got a much-needed shot in the arm during Super Saturday when hundreds turned out for Covid-19 injections in an area where vaccination rates lag...

Mobile vaccination unit for Mahurangi

08:00 Fri, 15 Oct

Coast to Coast Health hopes to take possession of campervan this week to allow it to run a mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit. The campervan was...

Reactions tested by text

14:30 Thu, 26 Aug

The Ministry of Health today launched a mobile phone-based survey to help it monitor reactions to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. There is already a system...

Vaccination centre hits 10,000

10:00 Sat, 21 Aug

Mahurangi’s first Covid-19 vaccination centre celebrated successfully performing 10,000 vaccinations earlier this month. The centre, operated by Coast to Coast Health Care at 72 School...