COVID-19

Researchers point to lower COVID-19 vaccination rates for those with mental health and addiction problems, but pharmacy has helped reduce the gap. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Signs are pointing to strong sales this year for cough and cold medications but sharply rising inflation could yet muddy the waters. Libby Woodhouse, senior account manager for IRI, discusses latest sales data

After hours access to Covid-19 vaccinations has fallen dramatically, despite a Government campaign to increase rates for booster and paediatric doses

From 4 April, vaccine mandates will be removed for all professions, except for health and disability, aged care, corrections and border workers

Lab scientists claim COVID antibody tests should be done in a controlled laboratory environment instead of pharmacies 

COVID-19 antibody tests can now be performed in pharmacy, with a pilot test site launching at an unnamed Auckland pharmacy today

Increasingly, DHBs are permitting pharmacies to join community COVID testing sites in providing tests for free to eligible customers

The seaside village of Oneroa on Waiheke Island is busy on yet another hot sunny day. As boats bob in Oneroa Bay, out­side café tables are full of day trippers, and getting a park isn’t easy

There is optimism that Auckland’s Omicron case numbers have plateaued

Jordan Macdonald, a community pharmacist in Dunedin and executive member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā (MPA), reflects on the demands of COVID-19, with help from other members of the organisation