News and Updates - Immunisation

Immunisation
News and Updates

September 2008
50,000 women to benefit from cancer prevention initiative - beehive.govt.nz (1 Sep)
From today more than 50,000 young New Zealand women can access a free cervical cancer vaccine with the launch of the first stage of the HPV (human papillomavirus) Immunisation Programme, Associate Health Minister Steve Chadwick said today.

August 2008
Cervical Cancer Vaccine (HPV) campaign resources now available (29 Aug)

HPV Immunisation Programme - National Implementation Strategic Overview (6 Aug)
This document is for organisations involved in planning, implementing or delivering the HPV immunisation programme. It is also suitable for health professionals discussing HPV vaccine with parents, whānau and girls or young women.

HPV Immunisation Programme - Letter to primary care providers (5 Aug)
The latest letter to primary care providers on the HPV Immunisation Programme is now available on the HPV Programme page.

HPV Immunisation Programme - the facts (4 Aug)
The countdown is on to the start of the HPV (Human papillomavirus) Immunisation Programme, which aims to prevent HPV infection and reduce the number of women in New Zealand who develop cervical cancer.

June 2008
Measles outbreak underscores importance of immunisation (13 June)
A measles outbreak at a Canterbury preschool is a reminder about the importance of immunisation.

May 2008
Free vaccine protects against pneumococcal disease (29 May)
From June 2008, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine will be offered to babies. Four doses of vaccine are given at 6 weeks, 3 months, 5 months and 15 months of age. For more information, see also Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - Questions and answers.

2008 National Immunisation Schedule Health Provider Booklet (16 May)
This Health Provider Booklet is aimed at providers of immunisation services. The Booklet contains information on the 2008 National Immunisation Schedule, effective from June 2008. The Booklet should be used in conjunction with the Immunisation Handbook 2006.

Human Papillovirus (HPV) Immunisation Programme (2 May)
New Zealand’s HPV Immunisation Programme will start in September 2008, and will be initially offered to older girls born in 1990 and 1991 who are not at school.

National Immunisation Schedule - letter to health care providers on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (2 May) (PDF, 38 KB)
Information on the addition of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to the National Immunisation Programme and the HPV Immunisation Programme for girls age 12-18 years.

March 2008
National Immunisation Schedule - letter to health care providers on the Infanrix-hexa vaccine (3 Mar) (PDF, 46 KB)
Information on the introduction of the Infanrix-hexa (diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-inactivated polio-hepatitis B and Hib) vaccine to be introduced from March 2008.

January 2008
National Immunisation Schedule - letter to health care providers on the dTap and Infanrix-Hexa vaccines (10 Jan) (PDF, 45 KB)
Update on changes to the National Immunisation Schedule from January to March 2008 containing information about the introduction of dTap (Boostrix) vaccine from January 2008 and early introduction of DTaP-IPV-HepB/Hib (Infanrix-Hexa) vaccine.

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