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Updates - Immunisation

Updates relating to immunisation in New Zealand.

Measles alert

The Ministry is advising the public and health professionals to watch out for the symptoms of measles in light of the current outbreak in the greater Auckland region, and cases elsewhere in the country.

2012

4 May: Fax to GPs - National Health Target – 95% of all two-year-old children will be fully immunised by 30 June 2012 (PDf, 116 KB)

20 Apr: Fax to GPs –  Immunisation Health Target, Immunisation Week, Pertussis, Meningococcal disease, Cold Chain, PVC, Influenza (PDf, 691 KB)

14 Feb: Fax to GPs – Pertussis recommendations, measles update, Infanrix hexa package change, 2012 Seasonal Influenza Immunisation Programme to start, Pneumovax 23 reminder, Menomune vaccine eligibility, flu vaccine order form (PDF, 1.4 MB)

30 Jan: Pharmacist vaccinators – Some pharmacists will be able to offer privately purchased influenza immunisations.

2011

19 Dec: Fax to GPs – Outbreaks, tetanus vaccination, Act-HIB, BCG and pneumococcal vaccines update, 2012 influenza programme, HPV immunisation catch up programme ends, green paper feedback wanted, immunisation decline rate falls (PDF, 49 KB)

27 Oct: Fax to GPs – Measles update, pertussis outbreak, National Cold Chain Audit relaunch and children recorded as declined for immunisations (PDF, 1 MB)

23 Sep: Fax to GPs – Measles, Schedule change transition to Synflorix, ActHIB and BCG vaccine (PDF, 41 KB)

19 Sep: National Immunisation Conference 2011 – Presentations now available on the Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre website

6 Sep: 2011 DHB workforce influenza immunisation coverage (PDF, 341 KB)

29 Aug: Fax to GPs – Health Target, vaccine changes, NIR update, new blood test recommendation, HPV, measles update (PDF 103 KB)

4 Aug: Fax to GPs – Measles alert (PDF, 38 KB)

22 Jul: Fax to GPs – Influenza immunisation programme ends; measles update, immunisation in the media, Meningococcal C immunisation, resources (PDF, 34 KB)

1 Jul: New Immunisation Schedule launched

1 Jul: Update for health professionals on the Immunisation Schedule Change 2011 (PDF, 429 KB)

27 Jun: Fax to GPs – National Immunisation Schedule Change 2011; Government response to the Health Select Committee inquiry on immunisation rates; immunisation conference (PDF, 34 KB)

22 Jun: Government response to Report of Health Committee on improving childhood immunisation rates

27 May: Fax to GPs – Immunisation Schedule change, cold chain audit suspended, national reserve antivirals

9 May: Immunisation Handbook 2011

1 Apr: Fax to GPs – Update: National Immunisation Schedule change (PDF, 83 KB)

21 Feb: Fax to GPs – Seasonal influenza vaccine now available (PDF, 34 KB)

3 Feb: Fax to GPs – 2011 Seasonal Influenza Immunisation Programme (PDF, 139 KB)

2010

1 Dec: Influenza Immunisation Programme 2010 (PDF, 125 KB)

24 Nov: Fax to GPs – National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunisation Programm (PDF, 462 KB)

23 Sep: Fax to GPs – Changes to the National Immunisation Schedule for July 2011 (PDF, 300 KB)

16 Aug: Fax to GPs – Influenza vaccine supply update (PDF, 639 KB)

14 Jun: Fax to GPs – Extending subsidised influenza immunisation until vaccine supplies run out (PDF, 46 KB)

5 Mar: Fax to GPs – Updates on influenza immunisation, MMR, Pertussis, immunisation schedule change, Yellow Fever (PDF 60 KB)

3 Feb: Early Protection Immunisation Programme: Information pack

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Page last updated: 24 November 2011