Information for health professionals

Immunisation
Information for Health Professionals

This section contains information on immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases that has been sent to the health sector, including to District Health Boards (DHBs), general practice and other health professionals.

March
5 Mar: Fax to GPs - Updates on influenza immunisation, MMR, Pertussis, immunisation schedule change, Yellow Fever.

1 Mar: Fax to GPs - Seasonal influenza vaccine 2010

January
14 Jan: Fax to GPs - Update: Early targeted pandemic influenza immunisation

14 Jan: From February a monovalent pandemic vaccine is being offered to various groups including: Healthy children aged 6 months to 4 years enrolled in an “Eligible Practice”.
View the list: Eligible Practice Flu 2010 (Excel 77 KB)

December
24 Dec: Fax to GPs - Update on measles and pertusis (PDF, 44 KB)

November
13 Nov: Fax to GPs - Update on measles and pertusis (PDF, 29 KB)

September

29 Sept: Fax to General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Health Professionals, - 'UPDATE on seasonal influenza, measles and pertussis' (PDF, 29KB)

18 Sept: Measles Guidance for Maori Health Providers (PDF, 119 KB)

14 Sept: Measles Guidance for Health Providers (Word, 204KB)

7 Sept: Fax to GPs, Practice Nurses and Health Professionals regarding measles - 'Active recall of all unimmunised people under 20 years' (PDF, 31 KB)

August

11 August: Fax to GPs and health professionals about measles vaccinations (PDF, 44 KB)

July

31 July: Fax to GPs and health professionals about measles vaccinations (PDF, 31 KB)

17 July: Fax to GPs and health professionals about measles vaccinations (PDF, 53 KB)

6 July: Information sent to GPs in July about seasonal influenza vaccine, pandemic vaccine, measles and pertussis (PDF, 47 KB)

June 2009

19 June: Information sent to GPs in June about seasonal influenza vaccine, whooping cough (pertussis), measles and expired vaccines (PDF, 23 KB)

February 2009

18 February: Information sent to GPs in February about whooping cough (pertussis), measles and influenza (PDF, 41 KB)

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