By Connie Barr, Karen Aarre and Kjell Persen A vaccine against meningitis that was developed and subsequently abandoned in Norway, was revived and exported to New Zealand, where it was used on over a million kids in a highly experimental campaign, says a recent Norwegian TV report. “To say it nice, they enlisted hundreds of thousands […]
Investigation: The Meningococcal Gold Rush
By Barbara Sumner Burstyn & Ron Law EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: New Zealand’s meningococcal disease story, as unravelled through analysis of previously secret documents obtained under the Official Information Act, reveals that the New Zealand government, media and public have been misled and manipulated by officials, advisors and scientists alike. As a result of this manipulation, the government has […]
Fewer year 7 firls are opting to have HPV vaccination
By Emma Bailey It’s half-way through the year and only 6 per cent of eligible South Canterbury year 7 girls have been immunised against HPV (human papillomavirus) compared with 64 per cent in the first year it was offered. National Women’s Hospital gynaecology Ron Jones held a meeting in Timaru last night to reassure parents […]
