Vaccine

New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He joins the show to discuss the threat of the new lambda variant, and why it's likely that Covid will continue to impact… Audio

Today the final phase of the mass Covid vaccine rollout has begun, with those aged over 60 the first in line in Group 4, to get immunised.

The rest of the rollout will be staggered for all younger… Audio

A prominent New Zealand scientist is calling for security of vaccine supply through self sufficiency, saying it's not only viable, but vital. Director of the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa NZ Professor… Audio

This morning our panellists will be discussing the suspension of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, the Olympics, the increase in sick leave from five to 10 days and the loss of money from the Americas… Audio

Pfizer has confirmed another 1.5 million doses will arrive in New Zealand by the end of the August.

That's on top of the million being delivered over this month.

Starting on 30 July, the Vodafone… Video, Audio

Kathryn speaks with the two women lead the team who created the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in just ten months. Oxford University Professor of Vaccinology Dame Sarah Gilbert started designing a… Audio

Our panellists look at the new Princess Diana memorial statue, why the war on drugs never mentions cigarettes, the Oranga Tamarik investigation, and whether New Zealand can really afford to keep its… Audio

Joining us again on Sunday morning is New Zealander Dr Gary McLean. He discusses the Delta variant, what type of masks we should be wearing, and why annual Covid-19 booster shots are going to be… Audio

New Zealand’s ‘COVID-naive’ population will offer unique data to global research as part of a new clinical study looking at how our bodies respond to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Audio

The mayor of Stratford fears rural GPs in Taranaki will be overwhelmed by the Covid 19 vaccination rollout to the general population.

The Medical Association agrees and says the vaccine rollout will… Audio

The programme to vaccinate some of the most isolated New Zealanders kicked into fifth gear today.

A steady stream of Chatham Islanders have been making their way to the small medical centre in the… Video, Audio

British thriller writer Adam Hamdy's new novel Red Wolves has seen the writer go deep behind the scenes in the name of research. He joins the show to discuss Red Wolves and how his own life… Audio

The Health Ministry is confident the new online covid vaccination booking system can't be infiltrated by hackers.

The Book My Vaccine system will open for those 60 years and older from the end of… Audio

Joining us on the Panel are Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin. They discuss Ronaldo's snubbing of Coke, the idea of the America's Cup being staged outside of New Zealand, and the police's handling of the… Audio

Dr Gary McLean looks at the latest Covid-19 developments, including the continued rise of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the transmissibility of Covid-19, and why people who have been fully… Audio

Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio

New Zealand will receive a further one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination next month.

The new shipments will arrive in weekly drops - ramping up from mid-July ahead of the roll out to… Video, Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Covid studies, including the 80 per cent rollout of the Pfizer vaccine to Israeli adults and the safety of the vaccine for… Audio

Tokyo doctors are calling for the cancellation of the Olympic Games because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Games are scheduled to begin in just over nine weeks from 23 July through to the 8 August… Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine programme has a budget of $1.4 billion for the first two years.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the number ahead of Budget 2021, reiterating that the… Audio