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News: tagged with "disease"

• New Zealand to stay at Orange as winter continues

  Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, prevention
  Beehive media release: 9th August 2022 New Zealand will remain at the Orange traffic light setting, while hospitalisations remain elevated and pressure on the health system continues through winter

• Kiwis urged to ‘Stick it to hep C'

  Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, disease, campaign, intervention
  Beehive media release: 28th July 2022 Today Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall is launching a national hepatitis C awareness campaign to mark World Hepatitis Day

• Outpatient appointments postponed to free up staff for acute care

  Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, disease, care, immunisation, vaccination
  Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury media release: 14th July 2022 New measures to alleviate the pressure on health services in Waitaha are being put in place, says Interim District Director - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Dr Peter Bramley

• Multiple winter illnesses placing pressure on health system

  Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, vaccination, immunisation, health, services, care
  Canterbury District Health Board media release: 7th June 2022 Canterbury has now recorded more than 155,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began - with almost 1000 new cases recorded today

• Take part in the Sex and Prevention of Transmission Study

  Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, sexuality, disease, Rainbow
  Tēnā koe. The NZ AIDS Foundation needs members of the rainbow community to take the Sex and Prevention of Transmission Study (SPOTS) survey

• New mask exemption card to remove uncertainty

  Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: identity, disease, prevention
  Beehive media release: 27th April 2022 People who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can access a new personalised exemption card from the end of May, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins and Minister for Disability Issues

• Influenza vaccinations now available

  Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, immunisation
  Canterbury DHB media release: 4th April 2022 There may be higher rates of influenza in New Zealand this winter with our borders reopening

• More COVID medicines for most at-risk New Zealanders

  Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, medical
  Beehive media release: 31st March 2022 New Zealand is boosting its comprehensive suite of medicines to treat COVID-19 with the arrival in the country of one medication, Paxlovid, and the securing of access to the country’s first pre-exposure prophylactic

• New COVID-19 testing centre to open in Rangiora

  Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease
  Canterbury DHB media release: 1st March 2022 An additional drive-through COVID-19 testing site will be set up at Waimakariri Hockey Turf (291 Coldstream Road) in Rangiora

• Cantabrians urged to make bookings to get their boosters

  Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, vaccination, immunisation
  Canterbury DHB media release: 21st February 2022 Cantabrians are being urged to make bookings to get their boosters as soon as they become eligible, says Tracey Maisey, Incident Controller, Canterbury DHB Emergency Coordination Centre

• New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Wigram

  Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease
  Canterbury DHB media release: 21st February 2022 An additional drive-through COVID-19 testing site has been set up in Wigram to help meet high public demand for testing

• New Zealanders advised to get boosted and keep doing the basics well

  Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, disease, immunisation, vaccination
  Ministry of Health media release: 16th February 2022 The best thing New Zealanders can do as we move into Phase 2 of our response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is get boosted and give each other some space, said Director General of Health, Dr Ashley

• Red wheelie bin best place for used masks

  Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, disease
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th February 2022 Christchurch residents can help stop single-use face masks from becoming a litter problem by taking used masks home with them and putting them in the red wheelie bin

• Surgical masks introduced for all DHB staff and visitors

  Posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, disease, health, services
  Under the RED setting, it’s business as usual with surgery and outpatient appointments going ahead, and only minor changes expected for visiting hours at Canterbury DHB hospitals

• Bookings strongly recommended for tamariki COVID-19 immunisations

  Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: immunisation, children, vaccination, disease
  Parents or caregivers of 5 to 11-year-olds can now get their tamariki immunised against COVID-19, says Dr Helen Skinner, Senior Responsible Officer for the COVID-19 response, Canterbury DHB

• Boaties and kayakers reminded to use a loo this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, prevention, safety, disease, recreation, hygiene
  Environment Canterbury media release: 15th December 2021 As the weather warms up and more people head to our lakes, people are being reminded to use the public toilets provided – including boaties and kayakers

• Health guidance for summer

  Posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, prevention, information, disease
  Stay safe from COVID-19 during the summer. This guidance from the Ministry of Health can help you prevent or minimise the spread of COVID-19 during what can be a busy social period. Download these COVID-19 key summer health messages [PDF]

• Vaccine certificates needed at libraries and pools

  Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, event, services
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th November 2021 People visiting many of Christchurch City Council’s public facilities will need to show their My Vaccine Pass when the city moves to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework on Friday 3rd December

• COVID-19 testing urged in Canterbury following recent wastewater detections

  Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: vaccination, disease, prevention
  Canterbury DHB media release: 1st November 2021 It’s important Cantabrians who have any COVID-19 symptoms – no matter how mild – seek a test with the Ministry of Health confirming the detection of COVID-19 in two new wastewater samples collected in Christ

• Seven key points you should know about COVID-19 vaccines

  Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, immunisation, vaccination
  The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has been working with epidemiologists, and infectious disease and vaccine experts to cut through the misinformation that is circulating about COVID-19

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