Immunisation

We provide childhood and adult immunisation to all our registered patients and casual patients. The National Immunisation Schedule offers a series of vaccines free to babies, children, adolescents and adults. Visit the Ministry of Health website http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule to find out which vaccines are on the Schedule and when they are given. Seasonal vaccines like Flue & Measles are provided free to eligible groups considered to be at high risk because of other medical conditions like Diabetes, Asthma, Immunocompromised conditions, heart conditions and cancer patients; Visit website http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule.

Flue vaccine is also available to non-eligible patients for a small fee.

Some vaccines which are not funded including travel vaccine are given at a reasonable cost. Risks of allergy or complications associated with immunisation are very rare. Immunisation details will be recorded on New Zealand’s National Immunisation Register. This computerised information system holds details of all immunisations given to children. Also it will alert families when immunisations are due. The immunisation record may need to be shown, for example, when starting school or early childcare or later on in adult life when applying for certain jobs.