Tag: Booster shots
Omicron outbreak: Pacific expert brands vaccine booster as essential
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
The covid-19 vaccine booster needs a rebrand in New Zealand because it sounds like it is an "optional...
‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand
RNZ News
Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson is urging New Zealanders to take omicron seriously, and certainly not to think of it as similar to the...
Pasifika make up half of cases in NZ’s omicron variant surge...
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
Pasifika people are making up about half of the cases in the current outbreak of the omicron variant in...
Omicron spread: ‘Crazy’ shortfall in booster numbers worries top NZ covid-19...
RNZ News
The one million New Zealanders who are so far delaying getting their booster shots are the biggest concern of top covid-19 adviser Sir...
Covid-19 outbreak: Misinformation spreading among NZ’s parliament protesters, say police
RNZ News
Police say misinformation and a "range of different causes and motivations" are making it difficult to resolve the situation with protesters at New...
New Zealand posts record 243 new daily covid cases in community
RNZ News
New Zealand has recorded its highest number of community cases in one day, with 243 new cases reported today.
The previous highest number of...
NZ shortens vaccine booster interval to 3 months for omicron ‘head...
RNZ News
New Zealand is shortening the gap between second and third doses of the covid-19 vaccine from four months to three, the government has...
Health analyst pleads for cut in covid-19 booster waiting time to...
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter
A covid-19 Māori health analyst says more than 106,000 vaccinated Māori are not eligible for a booster shot until...