Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Update: 20th February 2020 There are still no cases in New Zealand. NZ is prepared if a pandemic breaks out with national health stocks of PPE including millions of masks and a NZ manufacturer that can make 1 million a month if needed. These will be distributed if needed. In China people with coronavirus currently; 80% […]
Measles
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be life threatening. Find out what the symptoms are and how immunisation can protect you and your family. There are currently outbreaks of measles in New Zealand. See 2019 measles outbreak for more information. Measles is highly contagious – and easily preventable. It affects both children and […]
Influenza Vaccinations
East Care has flu vaccinations available. Charges apply. Almost everyone can benefit from the protection of annual influenza immunisation. Please note, if you are eligible for a FREE Influenza vaccination, please refer to your GP. The vaccine is especially important for people at risk of serious complications from influenza including: Pregnant women (any stage of […]
St John NZ CPR mobile app
For the first time ever this life-saving app is available for Android and Windows Phone devices and brings great new content to all platforms – including infant and child CPR – and Windows Phone users can have CPR instructions spoken to them by their handsets and pin shortcuts to the different CPR techniques on the […]