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.

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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

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

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

Free flu vaccines for children

Webinar recording: Flu and friends 2026

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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 safety Adverse events Safety monitoring

Most searched vaccines

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

National Immunisation Workshop 2026

Information on our Workshop, being held in Auckland on 1 September 2026

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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

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 2026

Downloadable PDF version of the Immunisation Handbook

Popular resources

Free flu vaccines for children

Quick access to pertussis resources

New web version of Immunisation Handbook

Immunisation Handbook 2026

Midwives immunisation toolkit

See all popular resources

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

Free flu vaccines for children

Free flu vaccines for all children aged 6 months to under 5 years now available

Webinar recording: Flu and friends 2026

Preparing you for the 2026 winter immunisation rollout

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See all popular news

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

Review of evidence to inform NZ national immunisation programme - Hib

Review of evidence to inform NZ national programme - influenza, enhanced vaccines

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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.

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

New web version of Immunisation Handbook

COVID-19 resources and guidance

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Handling COVID-19 vaccines in the summer heat

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August 18, 2026

New web version of 2026 Immunisation Handbook published

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The web version of the 2026 Immunisation Handbook (version 2) has now been published on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website.

The Immunisation Handbook will remain available as a PDF, however the Health NZ website contains the most up-to-date version and should be referred to for current advice.