Infectious Disease

The National Hepatitis C Action Plan, which reveals how New Zealand will eliminate hepatitis C as a major public health threat by 2030, was officially launched today at Anglesea Pharmacy in Hamilton, on World Hepatitis Day

It’s all systems go at east Auckland’s Unichem Pakuranga Pharmacy, which has become the first community pharmacy in Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland to offer in-house vaccinations for its community against COVID-19

Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older, COVID-19 Response minister Chris Hipkins says

It’s all systems go at east Auckland’s Unichem Pakuranga Pharmacy, which has become the first community pharmacy in Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland to offer in-house vaccinations for its community against COVID-19

As a change in alert levels triggered stockpilers in Wellington, one pharmacist admits he is “not terribly happy with Australia” after a COVID-19 case infected with the Delta variant visits Wellington 

As COVID-19 casualties surge in India to unprecedented levels, “everyone is suffering from the very poor to the more well-off,” says EverHealth group managing director and pharmacist Jatinder (Jay) Girn 

People under 65 who are eligible for a free, funded flu vaccine will now have to wait until early May for their shot

The Ministry of Health has ­revealed only 4150 of 350,000 MMR vaccines bought last year for a targeted programme have been administered since July 2020, and only 45 by pharmacist vaccinators 

The Ministry of Health has ­revealed only 4150 of 350,000 MMR vaccines bought last year for a targeted programme have been administered since July 2020, and only 45 by pharmacist vaccinators 

The UK might be preparing to start mass COVID-19 vaccinations next week, but New Zealanders will not get their shot until March 2021 at the earliest