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It is unknown whether the vaccine will come to New Zealand anytime soon (file)

New meningitis B vaccine released

A vaccine developed to prevent meningitis B has been developed and now approved for use on children in Europe.

Parents want to immunise their children for Meningococcal disease (file)

Spike in demand for meningococcal vaccine

Worried parents are swamping doctors with requests to have their children immunised from the deadly Meningococcal C disease after a Wellington schoolgirl died from the illness shortly after developing a rash.

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Health officials are urging people to get a flu jab before a free immunisation campaign finishes (file)

Spike in flu rates prompts jab reminder

An increase in flu rates has prompted health officials to urge people to get a flu jab before a free immunisation campaign finishes on July 31.

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Quicker enrollments will hopefully lead to on-time immunisations (file)

Babies to be enrolled with GP at birth

Babies will be enrolled with a doctor within days of being born under a policy announced on Friday by Health Minister Tony Ryall.

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New Zealand has improved its immunisation rates over the last five years

Immunisation rates must improve - Plunket

Alison Hussey from Plunket spoke to Firstline this morning about how the organisation is working to improve New Zealand's low immunisation rate.

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Social media to help get teens immunised

Health experts are using social media to help get teenagers immunised.

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Almost 500 two-year-olds still need to be immunised by the end of June for the Government to reach its WHO target (file)

Govt targets two-year-olds for immunisation

Almost 500 children about to turn two need to be immunised before June 30 if New Zealand is to reach its immunisation goal for the quarter.

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Immunisation protects children from up to 10 diseases and is completely free (file pic)

Waikato pushes for more immunisation

Only 61 percent of six-month-olds are fully immunised in Waikato, and according to the Waikato District Health Board that is not good enough.

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Toddler jab rates reach record high

Severe outbreaks of measles and whooping cough over winter have pushed up NZ's toddler immunisation rates to a record 91 percent high.

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There are concerns that the phony program could hamper legitimate ones (Reuters file)

CIA vaccination ruse sparks fear in Pakistan

Pakistani officials and international health organisations have expressed concern that a phony CIA vaccination program meant to obtain DNA evidence in the hunt for Osama bin Laden could harm legitimate immunisation programs in the country.

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Govt could pay parents to immunise

Parents could receive incentives to get their kids immunised, but it won't be made compulsory.

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Bill Gates after his address to the World Health Assembly at the United Nations (Reuters)

Group wants billions to boost vaccines for poor

A global vaccine group backed by Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates has asked donors for $3.7 billion to boost immunisation among children in the world's poorest countries.

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