Nikki Turner

There's concern that accurate information isn't getting through to adults about vaccination boosters, and when, or, if they should consider getting innoculated for conditions that can affect the… Audio

As the number of confirmed measles cases in the Waikato continies to grow all schools in the region are being advised to start looking at students' vaccination records. Audio

A new survey finds the number of patients admitted to intensive care with severe flu symptoms has doubled in a year. Audio

With Dr Nikki Turner. The HPV vaccination programme began in New Zealand in 2008, initially through General Practices and since 2009, largely through schools at year 8 (age 12). Young women up to the… Audio

A leading infectious disease expert says the anti-flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza may not do much to stave off the killer bug, but there's nothing else in the arsenal. Audio

A United Nations report published today criticises New Zealand for failing to meet its obligations to children. New Zealand ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago but a… Audio

A new report has painted a sobering picture of children's health in New Zealand - with an increasing number being hospitalised for conditions linked to poverty. Audio

GPs around the country are being swamped with calls from worried parents over whether to immunise their children against Meningoccal C, the strain which killed a Wellington schoolgirl recently. With… Audio

With Dr Liz Craig - New Zealand Youth and Epidemiology Service at Otago University. Dr Nikki Turner - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Primary Care and General Practice at the University of… Audio

Incentive payments for parents to get their children immunised are to get a closer look. That's one thing the government's agreed upon in its response today to the recommendations for boosting… Audio

Should flu vaccinations only be given to those at risk, after serious adverse reactions in some children. With Professor Peter Collignon - Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist Director… Audio

The government's spending an extra 2 million dollars to extend next year's free flu jabs to those most at risk of swine flu. Audio

New Zealand's low rates of immunisation will aggravate a whooping cough epidemic, according to public health authorities. Audio

Some babies may have been given double dose of immunisation component. Audio

A new UNICEF report has highlighted New Zealand's infant immunisation rates as lagging behind. Audio

The Sunday Group discusses the Child Poverty Action Group report released this week. Audio

Womens health action. Audio