Increased Immunisation
Childhood immunisation provides protection from preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, polio and whooping cough (pertussis) which can lead to serious complications and long-term harm.
The current health target states that by July 2013, 85 percent of eight-month-olds will have their primary course of immunisation at six weeks, three months and five months on time, increasing to 90 percent by July 2014 and 95 percent by December 2014.
The quarterly progress result includes children who turned eight months old during the three month period of the quarter and who were fully immunised at that stage.
Childhood immunisation provides protection from preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, polio and whooping cough (pertussis) which can lead to serious complications and long-term harm.
The current health target states that by July 2013, 85 percent of eight-month-olds will have their primary course of immunisation at six weeks, three months and five months on time, increasing to 90 percent by July 2014 and 95 percent by December 2014.
The quarterly progress result includes children who turned eight months old during the three month period of the quarter and who were fully immunised at that stage.
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Audience research: Delayers of infant immunisation
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Feb 2013
Published 2013. Author: Litmus.
Wellington: Ministry of Health
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Immunisation Position Statement (Royal Australasian College of Physicians)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 20 Feb 2013
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) supports the immunisation policies and programmes of the Australian and New Zealand governments…
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8th New Zealand Immunisation Conference and Pre-conference Workshop
posted by HIIRC Admin on 12 Dec 2012
The 8th New Zealand Immunisation Conference and pre-conference Workshop will be held in Auckland at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference…
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Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults >=65 years: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data
posted by Research Admin on 3 May 2013
Vaccination against influenza is considered the most important public health intervention to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and premature deaths related to…
NZ Literature Abstract
An investigation of three injections techniques in reducing local injection pain with a human papillomavirus vaccine: A randomized trial
posted by HIIRC Admin on 18 Jan 2013
Published 2013. Authors: Helen Petousis-Harris, Tracey Poole, Joanna Stewart, Nikki Turner, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Gregor D. Coster, Diana Lennon.
Vaccine, 8 January [Epub before print]
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World Health Organization: Measles deaths decline, but elimination progress stalls in some regions
posted by HIIRC Admin on 18 Jan 2013
World Health Organization media release, 17 January 2013 The number of measles deaths globally decreased by 71% between 2000 and…
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Annual Cold Chain Management Guide and Record
posted by HIIRC Admin on 21 Dec 2012
The Annual Cold Chain Management Guide and Record is a quality tool to support immunisation providers cold chain management. The…
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National Guidelines for Vaccine Storage and Distribution 2012
posted by HIIRC Admin on 25 Sep 2012
These guidelines are for practices to ensure that vaccines delivered within New Zealand have been stored correctly to maximise their…
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- Statement of Intent 2013 to 2016: Ministry of Health
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- The Guide to Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP): Increasing coverage of infant and child vaccination in the WHO European Region
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- Health targets – 2012/13 quarter two – results summary
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Unanswered questions, the epidemiology of a community outbreak: Meningococcal C disease in Northland, New Zealand, 2011
- The Northland emergency Meningococcal C vaccination programme
- Audience research: Delayers of infant immunisation
- An investigation of three injections techniques in reducing local injection pain with a human papillomavirus vaccine: A randomized trial
- Māori health profile 2012
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- Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults >=65 years: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data
- Pain management strategies used during early childhood immunisation in Victoria
- Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012 (OECD)
- Childhood immunization schedule and safety: Stakeholder concerns, scientific evidence, and future studies (U.S.)
- The disease burden of pertussis in adults 50 years old and older in the United States: A retrospective study