Vaccination

A leading immunologist says that although widespread vaccination is the only long-term way to curb Covid-19, the immunisation rate should not be the only factor in ending the elimination strategy.

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Some of the world's leading vaccine experts from Melbourne, London and New Zealand have, this evening, been answering journalist's questions about how good the covid-19 Pfizer vaccine is and how to… Audio

There is concern low vaccination rates among funeral directors could stop grieving families viewing the body of their loved one despite strict Covid-19 rules being loosened.

At alert level 4… Video, Audio

Your vaccination questions with the Immunisation Advisory Centre Last night we spoke to the microbiologist, Dr Siouxsie Wiles about many things covid related. There were so many questions about… Audio

The Immunisation Advisory Centre's Loretta Roberts tells us why long sleeves could be slowing down the vaccine roll out.  Audio

A 100-year-old was among those vaccinated against Covid-19 on the remote Taranaki-King Country boundary at Mōkau today.

Mere Wihongi's old enough to remember the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic - which… Video, Audio

Former Tall Ferns captain Leone Patterson's love affair with California began in the early 1980s. These days, she is based in Alemada, in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has lived for almost 20… Audio, Gallery

The moment we'd been expecting to happen finally took place this week when New Zealand recorded its first community case of Covid-19. Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your… Audio

Delta is looming large on the horizon, so why are so many workers at our ports - one of the most vulnerable entry points - so reluctant to get the vaccine. Just last week the Port of Tauranga faced a… Audio

Representing New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 was Dr Dave Gerrard's first major overseas outing, so it has been something of an emotional return to the city .Gerrard is with us on the eve of… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about how 16 and 17-year-olds will be offered the Covid vaccine after experts recommended expanding eligibility. The UK's travel traffic light… Audio

Divorce and family law expert Jeremy Sutton joins Kathryn to look at the pressures that can be generated over the family home when couples separate and how the extension of the bright line test has… Audio

It is time to move away from a "reactive isolationist response" and lower the draw bridge to the outside world, according to one health expert.

In an editorial for the Internal Medicine Journal… Video, Audio

There were some wobbles for country's first mass vaccination event this morning but organisers are sure they've ironed them out for a big weekend ahead.

About 16,500 people are expected to get their… Video, Audio

The final phase of the mass vaccine rollout has begun with over 60s getting the call to be immunised against Covid-19.

The rollout for Group 4 will be staggered by age group - with by text or email… Audio

The small communities of Te Araroa and Wharekahika in Te Tairawhiti are now almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The rollout in these isolated areas is ahead of the average achieved by the rest… Audio

The small predominantly Māori communities in Te Tairāwhiti north of Gisborne are almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

In Te Araroa this week, close to two hundred second doses were given over… Video, Audio

In Wellington, some pharmacies have been told, 'thanks but no thanks', when it comes to helping with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Ben Latty from the capital's Wellworks Pharmacy said it is an… Video, Audio

Pharmacies say they are underutilised and getting mixed messages from health officials - despite being an obvious solution to the sluggish Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

About 13 percent of New Zealanders… Video, Audio