Regional Public Health (RPH), Wellington has been notified of two confirmed cases of measles and is asking people who may have been in contact with these people to watch out for symptoms. The infected people visited several public places before they were diagnosed. At these times the people did not know they had measles.
Concerns have been expressed by school teachers and professional bodies about young people vaping and the Ministry of Health would like to reiterate its advice about vaping.
Regional Public Health (RPH), Wellington has been notified of two confirmed cases of measles and is asking people who may have been in contact with these people to watch out for symptoms.
RPH is asking passengers on the following train and/or bus on Monday 16 September to be aware of the symptoms of measles.
The Healthy Homes Initiative won the Prime Minister’s Award at the Spirit of Service Awards.
RPH is asking passengers on two flights between Wellington and Auckland last weekend or who visited Te Papa (on Saturday 31 August between 11am and 1pm), to check their immunity to measles.
Protecting children from secondhand smoke was the topic of RPH's submission to the Health Select Committee this week.
People travelling to Auckland should be immunised against measles before they travel. Babies travelling to Auckland should be vaccinated at 12 months of age and at least two weeks before travelling to allow their immunity to develop.
Regional Public Health (RPH) is asking passengers on a flight between Wellington and Auckland last Saturday 17th August to check their immunity to measles.
