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New data shows the importance of vaccination against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Publication date:It is encouraging to see rates of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD), a disease linked with severe forms of pneumonia and meningitis, decreasing among children under 2, following the reintroduction of the PCV13 vaccine in early 2023.
COVID-19 and National Immunisation Programme research projects
Researchers from across New Zealand have received funding from the Ministry of Health to undertake research into the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and future pandemic responses.
PageImmunisation data and statistics
Last updated:Statistical publications and data sets on immunisation.
PageMeasuring public health behaviours and intentions
Publication date:This publication showcases the findings from quantitative research conducted to better understand the drivers of public health behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have changed over time.
Immunisation Handbook - including the National Immunisation Schedule
Publication date:The Immunisation Handbook, including the National Immunisation Schedule, is now published by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.
Future supply of new COVID-19 vaccines confirmed
Publication date:A vaccine to combat the newer strains of COVID-19 has been approved and will be available to New Zealanders in time for winter 2024.Older Kiwis urged to get COVID-19 boosters
Publication date:As Kiwis prepare for Christmas, public health officials are recommending that people who are more likely to experience severe COVID-19, such as Māori and Pacific people aged 50 and over, as well as everyone aged 65 and older, get a booster vaccine before the holidays.National Polio Outbreak Preparedness and Response Framework for Aotearoa New Zealand
Publication date:The National Poliomyelitis Response Framework provides a toolkit for how Aotearoa would respond to various scenarios in which there was detection of polio, including a polio outbreak, in New Zealand.
Ongoing collective action needed to protect people against vaccine preventable disease
Publication date:World Immunisation Week (24 – 30 April) is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of vaccines in setting us up for a healthy life and further collective action still needed to protect New Zealanders from preventable disease.
9,434 flu vaccines administered in the last week
Publication date:Flu vaccine numbers as at 6 August 2022.
Evaluation of the Māori Influenza and Measles Vaccination Programme: In Pursuit of Māori Health Equity
Publication date:The Māori Influenza and Measles Vaccination Programme (MIMVP) is a Ministry of Health programme. This report evaluates the programme’s performance for 2021, and makes a series of recommendations about how the programme could be enhanced in the future.
29,435 flu vaccines administered in the last week
Publication date:Update on influenza vaccines administered in New Zealand.
21,660 flu vaccines administered in the last week
Publication date:Update on influenza vaccines administered in New Zealand.
