Six years after COVID-19 first reached New Zealand, the country is experiencing its ninth wave of infections. But the virus we are living with today behaves very differently from the one that caused ...

England, Germany, Spain, and other countries in Europe as well as others in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean may pose ...

Despite the ninth wave of Covid pushing up hospitalisations and deaths, some people say they have never had the virus.

Deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent sparks a clamour to get vaccinated - what is the MenB vaccine and who can get it?

Just over half of the eligible population had the Covid-19 booster, with experts keen to see it given alongside the annual flu vaccine.

The MenACWY vaccine protects against four strains of meningococcus that can cause meningitis: groups A, C, W, and Y. This vaccine is offered later in a child's life - often around the age of 13 or 14 ...

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. An 18-year-old pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in ...

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. The death of a year 13 pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar ...

People can access free NHS-approved meningitis vaccinations if they fall into certain age groups. The majority of people in ...

Two young people have died in the outbreak, and two more cases have been identified. Four of the 15 confirmed cases are Meningitis B.

Variant identified in Kent can cause long-term complications and prove fatal if not caught early with antibiotics ...

The CDC issued a level 2 travel advisory for over 30 countries where poliovirus has been detected. What to know before you go ...