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04 May 2022

Maintaining high immunisation coverage in the current COVID-19 disease circulating environment.

There has been much discussion about the fall in childhood immunisation coverage. It is clear that this has happened through COVID-19, but what many don’t realise is that a decline started in 2016. Dr Anna Howe, Research Fellow, Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health at the University of Auckland, lays out the history and issues that may need to be addressed to change this.

News

24 Mar 2022

It's time to catch up on measles vaccine

IMAC Medical Advisor Joan Ingram has written an article for GP Pulse on the importance of getting vaccinations up to date, especially for children

News

23 Mar 2022

Inequities increase in vaccination of pregnant women

Recent research adds to alarm bells that pregnant people are not getting vaccinated in big enough numbers.

Webinars

17 Mar 2022

Replay: Workforce Update Webinar

Date: Thursday 17th March Panelists: Prof. Nikki Turner, IMAC Medical Director, Jane Morphet, COVID Education Manager, and Dr. Joan Ingram/Dr. Emma Best, Medical Advisors.

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News

01 Mar 2022

Nuvaxovid (Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine) approved for 18y and older

Nuvaxovid, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has now been approved to be used as a primary vaccination course for people aged 18 and older in Aotearoa. (Pfizer continues to be the preferred vaccine.)

News

22 Feb 2022

Vaccination rates: Digging into the data

The Ministry of Health has excellent data sets that are updated either daily or weekly and can be looked at by ethnicity, age and geography.

News

09 Feb 2022

8 weeks is a good interval for 5-11y old's second vaccine dose

We recommend that children have two doses of the vaccine 8 weeks apart because it offers:

Webinars

10 Feb 2022

Replay: Ask the Experts Q&A webinar vol 2

An opportunity for vaccinators and health professionals to ask our clinical experts about COVID-19 vaccination

News

01 Feb 2022

Long COVID - another strong reason to get vaccinated

We all know that getting vaccinated protects us against getting sick, especially from getting very sick.

Webinars

27 Jan 2022

Replay: Ask the experts Q&A webinar

An opportunity for vaccinators and health professionals to ask our clinical experts about COVID-19 vaccination.

Webinars

19 Jan 2022

Replay: Vaccinating 5 to 11 year olds

Date: Wednesday 19th January Panel: Emma Best, IMAC Medical Advisor, and Aimee Brass, COVID Immunisation Facilitator Topic: This webinar will cover information on vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds. There will be opportunities for questions.

News

22 Dec 2021

IMAC Support Service Hours: 24 December 2021 to 7 January 2022

IMAC will have support services available during the holiday period (24th December to 7th January).

News

04 May 2022

Maintaining high immunisation coverage in the current COVID-19 disease circulating environment.

There has been much discussion about the fall in childhood immunisation coverage. It is clear that this has happened through COVID-19, but what many don’t realise is that a decline started in 2016. Dr Anna Howe, Research Fellow, Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health at the University of Auckland, lays out the history and issues that may need to be addressed to change this.

News

24 Mar 2022

It's time to catch up on measles vaccine

IMAC Medical Advisor Joan Ingram has written an article for GP Pulse on the importance of getting vaccinations up to date, especially for children

News

23 Mar 2022

Inequities increase in vaccination of pregnant women

Recent research adds to alarm bells that pregnant people are not getting vaccinated in big enough numbers.

Nuvaxovid vial

News

01 Mar 2022

Nuvaxovid (Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine) approved for 18y and older

Nuvaxovid, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has now been approved to be used as a primary vaccination course for people aged 18 and older in Aotearoa. (Pfizer continues to be the preferred vaccine.)

News

22 Feb 2022

Vaccination rates: Digging into the data

The Ministry of Health has excellent data sets that are updated either daily or weekly and can be looked at by ethnicity, age and geography.

News

09 Feb 2022

8 weeks is a good interval for 5-11y old's second vaccine dose

We recommend that children have two doses of the vaccine 8 weeks apart because it offers:

News

01 Feb 2022

Long COVID - another strong reason to get vaccinated

We all know that getting vaccinated protects us against getting sick, especially from getting very sick.

News

22 Dec 2021

IMAC Support Service Hours: 24 December 2021 to 7 January 2022

IMAC will have support services available during the holiday period (24th December to 7th January).

News

08 Dec 2021

Omicron preliminary study

Comment from Professor Nikki Turner, Medical Director, Immunisation Advisory Centre

News

22 Nov 2021

AstraZeneca resources and training course now available

The Immunisation Advisory Centre resources on use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine are now available, see links below.

News

18 Nov 2021

Younger children and COVID vaccines: 5-11 year olds

Children do get COVID-19, and we have seen much higher rates of COVID infection in children in 2021 in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ) than in 2020.

News

18 Nov 2021

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrives

AstraZeneca has arrived. We have 100,000 doses in New Zealand that can be used from 29 November.

Webinars

17 Mar 2022

Replay: Workforce Update Webinar

Date: Thursday 17th March Panelists: Prof. Nikki Turner, IMAC Medical Director, Jane Morphet, COVID Education Manager, and Dr. Joan Ingram/Dr. Emma Best, Medical Advisors.

Webinars

10 Feb 2022

Replay: Ask the Experts Q&A webinar vol 2

An opportunity for vaccinators and health professionals to ask our clinical experts about COVID-19 vaccination

Webinars

27 Jan 2022

Replay: Ask the experts Q&A webinar

An opportunity for vaccinators and health professionals to ask our clinical experts about COVID-19 vaccination.

Webinars

19 Jan 2022

Replay: Vaccinating 5 to 11 year olds

Date: Wednesday 19th January Panel: Emma Best, IMAC Medical Advisor, and Aimee Brass, COVID Immunisation Facilitator Topic: This webinar will cover information on vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds. There will be opportunities for questions.

Webinars

21 Dec 2021

Replay: Update Webinar

Title: Update Webinar Panelists: Jane Morphet, IMAC COVID Education Programme Manager, and Dr. Joan Ingram, IMAC Medical Advisor. Date and time: Tuesday 21st December 2021 at 5pm.

Webinars

22 Nov 2021

Replay: AstraZeneca webinar

This webinar will cover information on eligibility for the vaccination, vaccine effectiveness and expected reactions. Contraindications and precautions, as well as practical issues and resources. There will be opportunities for questions.

Webinars

22 Nov 2021

Replay: Booster vaccination programme

Topic: Rationale for booster doses, who will benefit most from them. What is the difference between booster doses and 3rd primary doses. The practical issue, including access to vaccine, recording vaccine does, etc. A reminder of practical issues re 3rd Primary doses, such as the need for prescription and consent form. Opportunity to ask questions.

Webinars

15 Nov 2021

HQSC Webinar Replay: Your shot for questions: Let’s discuss the COVID-19 vaccine

IMAC COVID Facilitators Aimee Brass and Sally Schnauer present this webinar on behalf of the Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand.

Webinars

04 Nov 2021

Replay: Reaching those yet to get their COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: Reaching those yet to get their COVID-19 Vaccine

Webinars

03 Nov 2021

Replay: Additional COVID-19 vaccine for severely immunocompromised people

Title: Additional COVID-19 vaccine for severely immunocompromised people

Webinars

28 Sep 2021

Replay: COVID vaccination in Pharmacies – set up and best practice

This webinar will touch on the onboarding process and planning considerations involved with setting up a COVID clinic and also provide up-to-date best practice guidance to ensure pharmacy COVID clinics are safe and successful.

Webinars

27 Sep 2021

NZCOM Webinar replay: Health professionals and vaccination against COVID-19 September 2021

This webinar features Professor Nikki Turner and Dr Mary Nowlan of IMAC, and hosted by College Advisor, Claire MacDonald.

Insights

30 Nov 2021

Supporting our migrant communities in Dunedin

Kate Marshall, a COVID Immunisation Education Facilitator for the Southern Region facilitated this kōrero, sharing her knowledge and answering questions in the safe and supportive environment that English Language Partners has grown.

Insights

29 Oct 2021

First national pilot of the face-to-face Immunisation support worker training

On Monday 4th of October, we had the first national pilot of the face-to-face Immunisation support worker training.

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Insights

29 Sep 2021

Tips to prepare for your COVID-19 vaccine appointment

1. Think about what you wear

There isn’t a dress code for COVID-19 vaccination clinics, but ask a vaccinator and chances are they wil

Getting vaccinated

Insights

29 Sep 2021

Getting your COVID-19 vaccine: What if I don’t like needles?

With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, chances are you’ve also seen many images of needles going into arms – the classic visual represe

mRNA COVID vaccine

Insights

27 Sep 2021

Who can't have the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine?

Background

There has been considerable confusion in the media, and also in some health professional circles, about which people cannot ha

Insights

20 Sep 2021

Insider View: What was it like working at Sky Stadium’s drive-thru vaccine clinic

Last month’s mass COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic at Sky Stadium saw Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) staff work alongside the wider health workforce to vaccinate Wellington’s population. Andrea Teahan, IMAC Immunisation Education Facilitator, shares her experiences working on-site.

Insights

26 Aug 2021

Q&A with Olivia Haslam, IMAC Midlands COVID-19 RIA

We had a chat with Midlands COVID-19 Regional Immunisation Advisor Olivia Haslam to learn more about her and the work she does in her region.

Insights

10 Aug 2021

Insider view: What it was like working at New Zealand’s first mass-vaccination event

Dealla Smith, COVID-19 Immunisation Education Facilitator for IMAC, has been clocking up her

Insights

15 Jul 2021

IMAC quick take: International COVID-19 vaccine current events

Analysis by IMAC Medical Advisor, Prof. Peter McIntyre (from lockdown in Sydney). This quick take covers:

Vaccination clinic

Insights

09 Apr 2021

Vaccination alone will not provide full protection. When borders open, NZ will still be managing COVID-19

By Nikki Turner, Immunisation Advisory Centre Clinical Director

Video diary day 1

Insights

13 Apr 2021

Dr Nikki Turner's COVID-19 vaccination diary | Ministry of Health

GP and Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, Dr Nikki Turner, is taking us along on her COVID-19 vaccine journey.

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Insights

08 Mar 2021

Women can’t be excluded from vaccine trials

On International Women’s Day, Dr Nikki Turner, Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, talks about the importance of vaccines and why women should never be excluded

Last updated: 07 April 2021

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