Infectious Disease

A further 83 new cases of COVID-19 as at 9am have been announced by the Ministry of Health

Following weeks of unprecedented customer numbers inundating pharmacies across the country, some pharmacists are beginning to see a gradual decline, but for others, it’s still as “frantic” as ever

Expert advocates using COVID-19 cases’ cellphone data to accelerate and even automate tracing of their contacts 

Anxious, grumpy, difficult customers are arriving in droves at many pharmacies as the impact of alert level 4 for COVID-19 is felt around the country.

Associate Health and Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare has today announced the Government’s plan to support Māori communities and businesses in the face of COVID-19

Dozens of independent pharmacies doubled their normal retail sales on Monday as customers and patients scrambled to stock up on – well, just about everything   

Pharmacists around the country have revealed exactly how worried they are about the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by Pharmacy Today

Most infectious diseases have an Achilles heel, the secret is to find it. The question is, if we don’t have a drug or a vaccine for COVID-19, is there something else we can do to beat it? 

The Ministry of Health has launched the 2020 influenza vaccination campaign early and widely expanded the number of patients eligible for funded vaccinations through pharmacies, due to the COVID-19 outbreak

The army may be needed to bolster the COVID-19 pandemic health workforce, a public health expert says