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Green light for New Zealanders to receive most routine vaccinations alongside COVID-19 vaccine

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As announced late last week, New Zealanders can now receive the majority of other vaccines before, after, or at the same time as their COVID-19 vaccine, Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay says. ‘We know that there has been a disruption to routine vaccinations throughout the pandemic.

This change to the immunisation programme will help get routine vaccinations back on track while we also ramp up our COVID-19 vaccination efforts. ‘The COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group (CV-TAG) has recommended that most routine vaccinations such as MMR, HPV and the influenza vaccine may be administered before, after, or at the same time as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, without concern for spacing.

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