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Immunisation in Aotearoa New Zealand

Immunisation provides individual and community protection from vaccine-preventable diseases. This makes it a powerful public health measure to protect populations from preventable diseases.

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Immunisation coverage
Ensuring all communities have access to immunisation services
Immunisation and pregnancy
Protection against preventable diseases for pregnant people and their babies
Vaccination for special groups
Individuals at a greater risk due to health conditions or occupational risk
Supporting the Pacific
IMAC supports immunisation services in many Pacific countries
National Immunisation Schedule
Which vaccines are offered within the National Immunisation Schedule
Influenza Programme
Information for healthcare professionals delivering the annual influenza vaccination programme and relevant resources
COVID-19 Programme
An overview of current COVID-19 vaccination programme and links to relevant resources
Travel vaccination
How to obtain advice and information about travel vaccines
Immunisation workforce
Immunisation workforce

An outline of the different roles within the immunisation workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how to get involved.

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Find your Regional Advisor and Local Coordinator
Becoming part of the workforce
Diverse roles enable equitable immunisation services
Regulated healthcare professionals
For healthcare professionals registered with a governing body, such as nurses and pharmacists
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Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWs)
For healthcare professionals working under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional
News and hot topics
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Quick access to measles resources

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2024 Flu kit

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Vaccines & Diseases
Vaccines & Diseases

All you need to know about vaccines on the National Immunisation Schedule, and the diseases they protect against.

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Vaccines
Vaccines available on the National Immunisation Schedule and for Special Groups
Diseases
Indepth information about vaccine-preventable diseases
Cold Chain
Ensuring a safe environment for the storage and transport of vaccines
Types of vaccines
The main types and classifications of vaccines
Vaccine effectiveness and safety
Efficacy, effectiveness, AEFIs and vaccine safety
Vaccine effectiveness and safety
Efficacy, effectiveness, AEFIs and vaccine safety
Vaccine effectiveness and safetyAdverse eventsSafety monitoring
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Courses & Events
Courses & Events

Explore upcoming courses and events to keep yourself engaged and up-to-date.

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Education overview
An introduction to IMAC's courses and events
Courses and events
Foundation courses, updates and other offerings
Upcoming webinars
Free webinars for the healthcare workforce
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about our courses
Aotearoa NZ Immunisation Conference 2025
Information on the 2025 conference and pre-conference workshop
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Resources
Resources

Your central hub for a wealth of immunisation resources. Explore factsheets, view webinar recordings, and browse our collection of disease and immunisation-related videos.

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Factsheets
Online or downloadable information about vaccines, best practice, cold chain and other topics of interest
Webinars
Webinar recordings on a range of interesting topics
Videos
A diverse set of videos to illustrate important topics and clinical information
Regional Immunisation Advisors and Local Immunisation Coordinators
Directory of IMAC and regional immunisation contacts
Immunisation Handbook 2025
Downloadable PDF version of the Immunisation Handbook
Popular resources

Quick access to pertussis resources

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Immunisation Handbook 2025

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Midwives immunisation toolkit

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News
News

Current issues, critical information, expert opinion pieces and access to previous newsletters.

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News and Hot topics
Breaking and topical information
Expert Opinions
Thoughts from IMAC and invited contributors
Newsletters
Links to previous online newsletters
Popular news

Webinar recording: Flu and friends
Preparing you for the 2025 winterimmunisation rollout

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New Comirnaty JN.1 resources: Webinar recording, factsheetsand helpful links

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Research
Research

A look at the different research projects and publications the IMAC team are involved with.

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Research projects
Projects we are leading or are involved in
Publications
A selection of papers published by IMAC’s academic researchers
Recent publications

Resurgent global measles a threat to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific countries

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Impact of COVID-19 related border restrictions on influenza and common respiratory viral infections in NZ

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About us
About us

About the Immunisation Advisory Centre and how to contact us.

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Our vision
Learn more about our vision and values
Our people
View the Senior Leadership Team and Regional Immunisation Advisors at IMAC
Policies
Important information about our funding, terms & conditions and how to make any suggestions or complaints about our service
Suggestions & Complaints
We welcome all feedback, including suggestions and complaints.
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Details on how to get clinical or education-related advice and information
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Quick-access to updated measles resources for health professionals

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COVID-19 resources and guidance

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