#Immunisation
The catch-up immunisation campaign across #Gaza has started.

UNRWA, together with @unicef.org, @who.int & partners, is helping deliver life-saving vaccines and health services for thousands of children who missed essential doses during the war.

#UNRWAworks
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
RSV immunisation could prevent thousands of babies being hospitalised
RSV immunisation could prevent thousands of babies being hospitalised
A "game-changer" immunisation that could save thousands of babies from a potentially deadly lung infection is sitting in the hands of Pharmac, according to respiratory health experts.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Immunisation campaign sees thousands of MMR vaccinations delivered daily
Immunisation campaign sees thousands of MMR vaccinations delivered daily
The health minister says the National Immunisation Week campaign has been a success, with more than 10,000 MMR vaccinations given.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM
In Colombo, Sri Lanka, childhood vaccination continued, even amid recent economic challenges. The country’s commitment to immunisation is a key part of why Sri Lanka’s childhood immunisation coverage stands among the highest in the world, between 97–99%.

🎥 Visit a clinic to see this work in action.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢 The health minister says the National Immunisation Week campaign has been a success, with more than 10,000 MMR vaccinations given.
Immunisation campaign sees thousands of MMR vaccinations delivered daily
www.rnz.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Today, Monday 10 November, is International Accounting Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/account...

Also, World Immunisation Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-i...

And it’s happy 40th birthday to singer-songwriter etc Ricki-Lee Coulter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricki-L...
International Accounting Day
Consider joining the fulfilling profession of accountants, network with others, or dig into options for earning an accounting degree for yourself.
www.daysoftheyear.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It’s Measles Immunisation Week! 🛡️

📲 Visit info.health.nz/immunisations/immunisation-clinics for pop up clinics near you where you can get your MMR vaccination.

You can also check healthpoint.co.nz.

Another option is to book online: info.health.nz/bookavaccine
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Measles outbreak update
No new measles cases today. Total confirmed cases remains at 17. All no longer infectious. The outbreak is still ongoing, and we are focused on stamping out further spread. An outbreak can only be declared over after 42 days with no new cases - so we’re not there yet.
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
More cases are expected, and NZ remains at high risk.
✅ What you can do.
Immunisation is your best protection. Two doses of the MMR vaccine protect ~99% of people.
Check your immunisation status.
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Health providers! Keen to support this week's Measles Immunisation Week? Here's info and stuff you can use for the week 👇🏾
www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/clinical-guidance/diseases-and-conditions/measles/national-measles-immunisation-week-3-to-7-november-2025
Measles Immunisation Week (3 to 7 November 2025) - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Building the future of health
www.tewhatuora.govt.nz
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
New MORE JAM TOMORROW out on Thursday!

In 1920 one in 13 kids would die before their 15th birthday. Vaccines were crucial to changing that. So why do people refuse them?

Fascinating chat with Immunisation author Stuart Blume and historian Gareth Millward.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGc...
Diphtheria Immunisation shorts (1942)
YouTube video by Wellcome Library
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November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It means that given your immune system is less effective with age, we need to rethink adult immunisation programmes/policies in terms of timing of vaccines/boosters, access, availability & uptake.
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
National's #Measles Gambit is risky as infections spread. The good news is #NZ has high immunisation rates but in the USA, measles deaths have returned for the first time in 10 years after previously being "eliminated". Side effects for the vulnerable include blindness. #nzpol #newzealand
National's Measles Gambit
Plus: David Seymour led strangers and media to a measles testing site in Auckland
mountaintui.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Born after the start of 1969 (assuming no evidence of immunisation)
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This coming week is a Measles Immunisation Week, launched to raise awareness and boost vaccine uptake

www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...

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Protecting Aotearoa: Measles Immunisation Week launches to raise awareness and boost vaccine uptake - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Health New Zealand is reporting one new case of measles today, in the Wellington region, as part of the ongoing national measles outbreak.
www.tewhatuora.govt.nz
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Deleted shingles immunisation post because of all the Americans randoms *liking*. (The v-word seems to attract bots: blocked and reported.)

Shingle immunisations free in Aotearoa for NZ citizens in the year they are 65, not before or after.
(Some exceptions for age.)
www.shinglesvaccine.co.nz
Homepage |SHINGRIX | Shingles Vaccine NZ
Having had chickenpox puts you at risk of shingles. 1 in 3 adults will get shingles. Medicines have risk and benefit. Learn more now.
www.shinglesvaccine.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
And the relationship to school nursing (commissioned by council public health teams) and also the pressures on the schools that may make them less willing or able to accommodate the school immunisation teams.

Sorry, you didn't ask for an essay.
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I don't know off the top of my head how spending on school aged immunisations services has changed over the time period when uptake fell, but for instance NHSE relatively recently took 3.5% out of the budget that pays for all screening and immunisation services.
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I genuinely hope that people who don't vaccinate their kids against the misery & destruction of preventable diseases get these diseases themselves. not vaccinating your kids without a bloody good reason is child abuse. and Florida s ending immunisation schedules

deny unvaccinated people entry to NZ
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
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Dr Leone Norwood Farrell, Biochemist & microbiologist
Leone Norwood Farrell was a Canadian biochemist and microbiologist whose inventions enabled the large-scale production of the polio vaccine in the 1950s.
adalovelaceday.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
What you should know ahead of Measles Immunisation Week – Expert Reaction
What you should know ahead of Measles Immunisation Week - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
With measles spreading in the community and vaccination coverage too low to stop it, a national immunisation week starting on Monday aims to raise vaccination rates.  Immunisation coverage of 95% is...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#NZ There’s a national immunisation week starting on Monday aims to raise vaccination rates

For measles we need a 95% coverage. Currently it’s
- 76.4% of all 2-year-olds
- 70.4% of Pacific 2-year-olds
- 63.3% of Māori toddlers
- 1 in 3 kids who catch it are hospitalised. Some will have brain damage
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Community health workers are trusted voices in neighbourhoods where vaccines matter most, yet they're chronically underfunded and often – too often – overlooked.

Here’s why these local-level workers are the unsung heroes of global immunisation: bit.ly/3WvE1DT
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM