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Experts urge protection ahead of winter season

1 April, 2026

People living with long-term lung and heart conditions are being urged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date ahead of the cooler months....

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More babies at risk of serious illness next winter due to underfunding of Pharmac

30 November, 2023

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is supporting calls from paediatricians urging Pharmac to reconsider its decision to stop funding a medicine th...

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Be prepared for flu season 2022

16 May, 2022

​The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is advising the 700,000 New Zealanders with respiratory conditions to be well prepared for a potentially tough...

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Back-to-school period means more respiratory risk for children

26 January, 2022

With Omicron in our communities, and all of New Zealand under red traffic light settings, schools are preparing to welcome back our tamariki with extra ...

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Children with poorly controlled asthma at increased risk from COVID-19, study finds

6 December, 2021

A new study from Scotland shows that children with poorly controlled asthma are up to 6 times more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19 compared to o...

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Keeping yourself and others safe in Level 4 lockdown

18 August, 2021

As New Zealand heads back into Alert Level 4, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation is reminding Kiwis how vital it is to follow the rules and keep each...

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Self-isolation advised for the high-risk Auckland respiratory community

8 August, 2020

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is advising that anyone with a severe underlying respiratory condition living in the Auckland region, begin...

Coronavirus: Self-isolation advised for respiratory community

21 March, 2020

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is now recommending that anyone with a serious underlying respiratory condition begin self-isolation to pro...

Coronavirus and children with respiratory conditions

17 March, 2020

At the moment there is no community outbreak of COVID-19 in New Zealand and children and teenagers are at lower risk than adults from coming to harm fro...

Coronavirus: Self isolate for those around you

13 March, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak, also known as COVID-19 and 2019-nCoV, is a viral respiratory infection that has been officially classified as a pandemic by th...