Vaccinations

SPONSORED. Find out more about a fully funded programme to help protect children against meningococcal B.

We’re all susceptible to flu and know how important that flu shot is, to keep us doing things we need or love to do.

Compared to other countries, New Zealand has a low childhood immunisation rate.

The world has been plagued by pandemics as far back as written history and beyond. Countries have responded over the centuries by closing their bord..

Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria. Three out of every twenty people in New Zealand carry the bacteria in their nasal passages, they don’..

Chicken pox is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella virus. It causes small itchy blisters to form on the skin and also makes people fe..

SPONSORED. Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a highly contagious bacterial disease which can be very serious...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis that infects the lungs and airways. Whooping cough is very contagious and is pass..

With the latest measles outbreak people are asking their local pharmacists questions about measles: How do I catch it? What are the symptoms ..