Infectious Disease

Aotearoa's shift to red in the traffic light system a week after the launch of the paediatric COVID-19 vaccination rollout fuelled a boom in demand for booster shots in conjunction with an onslaught of children requiring their first.

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney covers some of the most common conditions seen in community pharmacy with the return to school

Pharmacists are fuming they cannot order N95 masks from the Ministry of Health’s central supply of personal protective equipment, when GPs can

With Aotearoa now at red in the traffic light settings in a bid to keep Omicron at bay, stockpilers have returned in droves and cleared entire supermarkets and pharmacies of their pain-relief stock

The sector has navigated teething issues and stepped up to the plate to enter an “exciting” new era of paediatric vaccinations in pharmacy

Some recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract COVID. This has raised concerns for the efficacy of vaccines for preventing transmission

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports

One of the most effective ways we can quickly accomplish a safe move down Alert Levels is through universal masking by the public

Around 16 per cent of community pharmacies across the country are now involved with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but Pharmacy Guild chief executive Andrew Gaudin believes that figure should be much higher