Pharmacies get gold for COVID-19 vaccinations and silver for flu jabs

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Pharmacies get gold for COVID-19 vaccinations and silver for flu jabs

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
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This article was first published online on 2 April.

The proportion of COVID-19 vaccinations given by community pharmacies has rocketed ahead of other providers. Pharmacies are also now the second biggest providers of flu jabs. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Last year, over two-thirds of all COVID-19 vaccinations administered in New Zealand were done in community pharmacies. Data provided by Te Whatu Ora s, Vaccine by pharmacy