Some health workers at Health NZ public hospitals and services are planning to strike on Thursday 23 October to 7am on Friday 24 October.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. For more information:
Some health workers at Health NZ public hospitals and services are planning to strike on Thursday 23 October to 7am on Friday 24 October.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. For more information:
Many adults and rangatahi (young people) born between 1989 and 2004 in New Zealand were not vaccinated against measles.
Aotearoa is at very high risk of a measles outbreak. It is not too late to get protected.
To check whether you have been vaccinated, contact your healthcare provider.
If you are unable to find out if you have been vaccinated, it is recommended you get vaccinated as soon as possible. There is no additional risk in getting extra MMR doses. It is important to know you have had 2 doses.
The MMR vaccine is free for:
MenACWY and MenB vaccines are free for ages 13 to 25 years old in their first year of close-living situations (including up to 3 months before).
Close living situations include:
Close living situations does not include:
If you got your meningococcal vaccinations more than 5 years ago, talk to your doctor, nurse, pharmacist or healthcare provider to see if another course is recommended for you and if there will be a cost.
If you were not immunised against HPV as a child, you can get free vaccination until you turn 27 years old.
You will need 3 doses, given over 6 months.
If you have been vaccinated against HPV you do not need any additional doses when you are an adult.
You can pay for the HPV vaccine until you turn 45 years old. For people aged 28 to 45 it can cost approximately $240 per dose — you need 3 doses.
If you missed any childhood vaccinations on the National Immunisation Schedule, it is OK. Rangatahi (young people) can catch up on most vaccinations. For advice, talk to your healthcare provider.
If you are travelling overseas, you should check you are up to date with routine vaccinations – in particular measles, hepatitis B, and tetanus.
Depending on where you are travelling to, you may also need to be immunised against other diseases such as yellow fever, rabies, cholera, hep A and typhoid.
Before travelling, check with healthcare provider to see if extra vaccinations are needed for the areas you are travelling to. There will be a cost for these. You can also check the following websites:
List of destinations – Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)external link