by Alan Chan | Mar 12, 2019 | News
Update 11/6/19: over 100 cases in total in Auckland, Public Health has now advised to give the 15 month MMR vaccine at 12 months old. We will be actively recalling our patients older than 12 months to have their MMR vaccine earlier. Update 24/5/19: 69 cases in total...
by Alan Chan | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Lower fees are starting 1st December 2018! Glenfield Medical Centre has signed up to be the first wave of medical practices to introduce lower GP fees for community services card holders & free age 13 and under. If have a community services card, your...
by Alan Chan | Nov 15, 2018 | Medical Info
There’s been interests and media coverage regarding meningococcal disease recently, mainly about 2 things. One is a new vaccine Bexsero is available from November 2018 to protect against Group B, the most common group/strain in NZ and the one responsible for the...
by Alan Chan | Oct 2, 2018 | Medical Info
BCG BCG is recommended for children under 5 years old who are at risk of Tuberculosis (TB), especially if planning to live for 3 months or longer in high risk countries including China, South East Asia and India. After more than 2 years being out of stock, they are...
by Alan Chan | Apr 3, 2018 | Medical Info
Good news! The previously $200 Zostavax is now free for anyone turning 65 years. For those aged 66 to 80, the vaccine is free for 2 years (until 31 March 2020). Some people can’t have it though, in particularly if you are pregnant or immunocompromised, see our...
