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News articleA suite of e-learning and information resources to support the revised Mental Health Act Guidelines were launched on 27 January 2023 at an event in Wellington. Read more30 January 2023
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News articleNew research into the impacts of COVID-19 Read more26 January 2023
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News articleThe XBB.1.5 variant of COVID-19, also known as Kraken, has been detected by whole genome sequencing in New Zealand. Read more09 January 2023
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News articleFrom today until 15 March 2023, New Zealanders can have their say about proposed smoked tobacco and vaping regulations that will support the country in its goal to achieve a smokefree future by 2025. Read more04 January 2023
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COVID-19 vaccine to be available February 2023 for immunocompromised and high-risk under 5-year-oldsNews articleFollowing provisional approval by Medsafe, the Director-General of Health has recommended, and Ministers have approved, the use of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to four years who are at higher risk of severe disease if they were to catch COVID-19. Read more16 December 2022
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News articleThe COVID-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board (the Board) has notified Te Whatu Ora of a fourth death in New Zealand in which a link to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) could not be excluded. Read more14 December 2022
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News articleFollowing regulatory action by the Vaping Regulatory Authority, non-compliant vaping product notifications are being withdrawn by product notifiers, meaning those products can no longer be legally sold in New Zealand until they are compliant and have been re-notified with the correct information. Read more13 December 2022
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News articleAmendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977 coming into effect on 22 December 2022 will expand New Zealand’s ePrescription Service (NZePS) so that prescribers will be able to use the service to issue signature exempt prescriptions for controlled drug medicines. Read more02 December 2022
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News articleThe Vaping Regulatory Authority has extended the deadline for companies to provide information demonstrating their vaping products are compliant with current regulations by a week to 12 noon Friday 9 December. Read more02 December 2022