Background Refugee children may be under-immunised against common vaccine-
preventable diseases due to a myriad of factors related to their migration journey. Methods …

Migrants and refugees generally experience immunization inequities compared to their host
populations. Childhood vaccination coverage rates are influenced by a complex set of …

Background: Isolation of cases and quarantining of non-immune contacts are the mainstay
of measles outbreak management in elimination settings. Serology testing of exposed …

Background After COVID-19 arrived in New Zealand, a national system was developed to
improve the efficiency of contact tracing. The first outbreak was followed by a period of …

We investigate whether having a child immunized at a prior schedule genuinely increases
the likelihood of vaccinating the child at the subsequent schedule. We use longitudinal data …

New Zealand's local government's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic differed from
those of most countries as a consequence of geography and decisive action by its central …

New Zealand had relatively few COVID-19 deaths per capita, through adopting an effective
elimination strategy. Led by a popular Prime Minister, supported by science-based advice …

Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective and successful public health
measures to prevent and control infectious diseases. Vaccine hesitancy is an important …