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Infectious disease physician Joan Ingram examines the new Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine, including its effectiveness and safety

Non-practising pharmacist Sarah Mooney delves into long COVID and how pharmacists can support patients experiencing its effects

Long COVID has the potential to be a long-lasting health burden, but pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen writes there are already many herbs that can help with the wide-ranging symptoms

Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses long COVID, including who is at risk for developing it, the symptoms people experience, and what you can do to help

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about rapid expansion of the vaccinator workforce. Building on that success, new vaccinating roles have been developed to support the regular vaccination programmes, explain Sally Schnauer and Victoria Rameke

Vaccination of large populations against COVID-19 has provided a plethora of data on vaccine side effects. Amanda Oakley, a dermatologist in Waikato, discusses a range of adverse events reported, including cutaneous reactions

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney looks at how the immune system works and how the COVID-19 jab teaches the body how to respond to the new threat

Professor Peter McIntyre outlines key concepts for understanding what herd immunity does and does not mean, and what this can tell us about the new COVID-19 vaccines