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Media release from Child Poverty Action Group
Friday 9 July 2021, 11:50 AM Food safety minister Dr Ayesha Verrall
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the announcement by Food Safety Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall, that fortification of wheat flour will be made mandatory within two years.
The addition of folic acid to all non-organic bread-making wheat flour reduce the incidence of birth defects which can cause life-long disability. Currently, cheaper white bread lacks folate, meaning poorer women are at more risk of being folate deficient, according to the Public Health Association. This is about protecting children, CPAG health spokesperson and GP Professor Nikki Turner says. This move creates a cost-effective and simple way for all parents to access the micro-nutrients that can help reduce neural tube defects which can impact children severely.
There s a world shortage of this vaccine, we can t just go and get it immediately. My understanding from the international supply, the chance of getting it in before the end of the year is very slim. You can imagine that most countries in the world at the moment are desperately trying to access extra vaccine supplies.
She said it was good to have another option on the cards, especially for the small number of people who may have severe allergic reactions to Pfizer. We have now got good supplies of the Pfizer vaccine coming through. We re familiar with the Pfizer vaccine. It s a fantastic reacting vaccine. So really, this one is a back-up.
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 4:02 pm
New Zealand could soon have two
Covid-19 vaccine options, as Medsafe approves the
single-dose Janssen vaccine for use in
over-18s.
Cabinet will now weigh up the
options for using the Janssen vaccine, with a decision
expected some time in August.
The SMC asked experts
to comment on the approval.
Dr Nikki Turner,
Director, Immunisation Advisory Centre, University of
Auckland, comments: The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine now
joins the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine with provisional
approval from Medsafe in New Zealand. This is welcome news
for New Zealand in ensuring we have options for another
effective vaccine that also comes with an international
Immunisation rates of babies in Tairāwhiti have dropped disturbingly low , with one expert saying it reflects an overstretched health system in the middle of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.
When the health system is under pressure, children from deprived areas tend to miss out, an expert says.
Photo: Unsplash
Hauora Tairāwhiti District Health Board figures show a five percentage point decrease in infants being vaccinated at eight months from April to May.
It has prompted a reset in Hauora Tairāwhiti s approach to immunisations and an urgent meeting with iwi and Māori health providers.
Immunisation Advisory Centre director Nikki Turner said similar patterns were being seen across the country.