Immunisation in NZ

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.

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.

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

Regulated healthcare professionals Fully authorised vaccinator Provisionally authorised vaccinator Pharmacist/intern Midwives Clinical supervisors for VHW

Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWs)

For healthcare professionals working under the supervision of a registered healthcare professional

News and hot topics

Quick access to measles resources

Two women sitting on a step talking

Flu kit 2025

See all news and hot topics

Vaccines & Diseases

Vaccines & Diseases

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

Vaccines available on the National Immunisation Schedule and for Special Groups

Indepth information about vaccine-preventable diseases

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 safety Adverse events Safety monitoring

Most searched vaccines

Courses & Events

Courses & Events

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

See our upcoming courses and events

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

Highlighted

Popular courses

Flexible learning vaccinator foundation Vaccinator update

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.

Find your Regional Advisor and Local Coordinator

Online or downloadable information about vaccines, best practice, cold chain and other topics of interest

Webinar recordings on a range of interesting topics

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

Immunisation Handbook 2025

Midwives immunisation toolkit

See all popular resources

News

News

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

Subscribe to receive education and clinical updates

News and Hot topics

Breaking and topical information

Expert Opinions

Thoughts from IMAC and invited contributors

Links to previous online newsletters

Popular news

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

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

See all popular news

Research

Research

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

Research projects

Projects we are leading or are involved in

A selection of papers published by IMAC’s academic researchers

Recent publications

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

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

See all publications

About us

About us

About the Immunisation Advisory Centre and how to contact us.

Learn more about our vision and values

View the Senior Leadership Team and Regional Immunisation Advisors at IMAC

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.

Details on how to get clinical or education-related advice and information

Popular content

protect against measles

Quick-access to updated measles resources for health professionals

COVID-19 resources and guidance

See all research highlights

Handling COVID-19 vaccines in the summer heat

News & Hot topics

News stories provide up to date information on the day. Be aware that things can change quickly so news items may not be up to date for long. Go to our vaccine and disease information to get clinical guidance.

November 20, 2025

Upcoming webinar: Improving immunisation catchup outcomes

November 7, 2025

Latest measles guidance for healthcare professionals

Select News tag:

COVID-19

Cold chain

Education & Training

Events

Influenza

Measles

Pertussis (Whooping cough)

Pregnancy & breastfeeding

Programme & Schedule information

Research

Resources

Supporting the Pacific

Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWs)

Vaccine & vaccine administration

Webinars

Show filters

Filter by term:

Select Tag

COVID-19 Programme

Cold chain

Common questions

Diseases

Immunocompromised

Influenza Programme

Pregnancy & breastfeeding

Programme & Schedule information

Special groups

Standards & Best Practice

Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWs)

Vaccine & vaccine administration

mpox

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

November 30, 2021

Supporting our migrant communities in Dunedin

COVID-19

Vaccine & vaccine administration

November 11, 2021

Pfizer booster gets Medsafe approval

COVID-19

November 9, 2021

New exemption process

COVID-19

November 8, 2021

Vaccination of 5-11 year olds

COVID-19

October 29, 2021

Provisional approval for Pfizer vaccine extended

COVID-19

Vaccine & vaccine administration

October 28, 2021

First national pilot of the face-to-face Immunisation support worker training

Education & Training

September 29, 2021

Tips to prepare for your COVID-19 vaccine appointment

COVID-19

September 29, 2021

Getting your COVID-19 vaccine: What if I don’t like needles?

COVID-19

September 23, 2021

Overcoming lockdowns and long distances for COVID-19 vaccinator education

COVID-19

September 20, 2021

Insider View: What was it like working at Sky Stadium’s drive-thru vaccine clinic

COVID-19

September 8, 2021

IMAC aids workforce readiness for vaccination success in the Pacific

Supporting the Pacific

August 26, 2021

Childhood immunisation and wearing PPE in Alert Level 4

COVID-19

Vaccine & vaccine administration

August 22, 2021

Vaccination observation period changes to 15 minutes

COVID-19

August 19, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination programme extended to 12-15 year-olds

COVID-19

Programme & Schedule information

August 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination programme dosage spacing to increase

COVID-19

Programme & Schedule information

Vaccine & vaccine administration

August 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination bookings shift to default three-week interval

COVID-19

August 10, 2021

Insider view: What it was like working at New Zealand’s first mass-vaccination event

COVID-19

IMAC quick take: International COVID-19 vaccine current events

COVID-19

Research

Receive our Newsletter

Subscribe to receive clinical and education update emails

Immunisation in  New Zealand

Equitable Immunisation Immunisation and pregnancy Immunisation for special groups Supporting the Pacific National Immunisation Schedule Influenza Programme COVID-19 Childhood immunisation coverage Travel Vaccination

Immunisation  workforce

Becoming part of the workforce Regulated healthcare professionals Vaccinating Health Workers (VHWs)

Vaccines &  Diseases

Vaccines Diseases Cold Chain Types of vaccines Vaccine effectiveness and safety

Courses & Events

Education Overview Courses Events and Webinars Frequently asked Questions

Resources

Factsheets Webinars Videos Regional Advisors

Research

Research Publications

News

News & Hot topics Expert Opinions Newsletters

About Us

Our Vision Our People Policies

Clinical Queries

Education Office

Copyright © 2024 Immunisation Advisory Centre