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ISLAMABAD/Karachi: Effective today , all registered citizens aged 70 years and above can avail walk-in facility for vaccination against Covid-19, the National Command and Operations Centre ...

Real change will come when institutions that profit from caring for our vulnerable elderly are forced to account, writes Lisa Flynn. There is a famous, heart-breaking line in the Hollywood blockbus

Whanganui District Health Board urges community to get measles vaccine 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Whanganui District Health Board immunisation co-ordinator Bruce Jones (right) gave Barnaby Smith a measles vaccination at the Whanganui River Markets. Photo / Supplied Whanganui District Health Board immunisation co-ordinator Bruce Jones (right) gave Barnaby Smith a measles vaccination at the Whanganui River Markets. Photo / Supplied The Whanganui District Health Board is urging anyone...

Whanganui news in brief: Music festival raises big dollars for charity 15 Mar, 2021 05:44 PM 2 minutes to read Whanganui Chronicle Festival raises $11k The annual Pauls Road Live music festival raised more than $11,000 for Gabbys Starlit Hope Charity. The charity was set up by Gabby Devine in early 2014, after she was diagnosed with Ewings sarcoma the previous year. Devine died in 2015 aged 13, but the charity has continued in her honour. Three Whanganui and New Plymouth families with children ...

How the pandemic has aged our brains and what we can do to fix it 15 Mar, 2021 08:30 PM 8 minutes to read Being stuck at home in lockdown has had a negative impact on our mental health. Photo / Getty Images Being stuck at home in lockdown has had a negative impact on our mental health. Photo / Getty Images Daily Telegraph UK By: Joe Shute Its around a year since Covid lockdown restrictions were imposed across the world, and heavy is the head that bears lockdown. Coping during this period of nat...

Northland has highest drowning rate in the country, with middle aged men most at risk 15 Mar, 2021 04:15 AM 5 minutes to read Northlands lifeguard-patrolled surf beaches, like Ocean Beach, at Whangārei Heads, above, are the safest places to swim in the region. Northlands lifeguard-patrolled surf beaches, like Ocean Beach, at Whangārei Heads, above, are the safest places to swim in the region. Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Middle-aged N...

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and officials provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.

People over the age of 80, those with disabilities, COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine can register themselves for postal voting in the Assembly elections. The district has 28,834 differently a

Northcote shooting: Two teens arrested after schoolboy shot in face 5 Mar, 2021 12:21 AM Quick Read The injured North Shore schoolboy is now facing a life with permanent damage to his sight after he was a victim of a drive-by shooting. Photo / Givealittle The injured North Shore schoolboy is now facing a life with permanent damage to his sight after he was a victim of a drive-by shooting. Photo / Givealittle NZ Herald Two people aged 16 and 18 have been arrested after a teenager was shot in the...

A world-first surface spray that kills Covid in 90 seconds is now available in Australia.