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New Zealanders rush in for influenza vaccination (PDF)(April 18, 2006)
New Zealanders have rushed into surgeries for an influenza vaccination this season, according to the latest distribution figures from Healthcare Logistics.
Only five weeks into the four-month campaign, surgeries and clinics have already received more than 557,280 doses of influenza vaccine, which is more than 75 percent of the doses distributed in the entire 2005 season.

Pandemic preparedness legislation introduced - News Release
New Zealand's work to prepare for possible flu pandemic has been significantly progressed by the introduction of new legislation in Parliament...

District Health Boards meet to discuss Pandemic Planning (16 December 2005)
More than 70 people from District Health Boards (DHBs) across the country have attended the latest DHB Emergency Planners Workshop to discuss planning for influenza pandemic.

Community Based Assessment Centres - roles and functions in a flu pand... (15 December 2005)
The expected roles and functions of Community Based Assessment Centres (CBACs) in the event of an influenza pandemic have been outlined by the Ministry of Health, in a draft document sent to District...

No policy decisions made yet on Tamiflu, Ministry of Health says (23 November 2005)
The policy on the best use of Tamiflu in a pandemic situation has not yet been determined, Director of Public Health Dr Mark Jacobs said today. The Ministry has been consulting since the end of...

New step in planning for a pandemic (added 3 November 2005)
Plans to protect New Zealanders against a possible influenza pandemic have been strengthened through an agreement with an Australian manufacturer for supplies of pandemic vaccine once developed, the Ministry of Health says.

Pandemic preparedness (30 September 2005)
It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty how many people might get sick or die in the next pandemic influenza, but it is important to plan for the possibility that it will cause significant problems around the world.

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