COVID-19

The old buzz of Queenstown made a return during the recent summer holidays: the December and January weather was glorious as thousands of Kiwis – especially Aucklanders – were keen to cel­ebrate some well-deserved freedom after another challenging year of pandemic restrictions

The Pharmacy Council is recruit­ing pharmacists who are willing to temporarily shrug on their white coats again to bolster the sector’s workforce in preparation for Omicron-related staff shortages

Pharmacies have been flooded with customers seeking rapid antigen tests who must be turned away because they are not eligible

Since the traffic light COVID-19 management system was intro­duced late last year, masks have been required in retail stores such as pharmacies during the orange and red settings

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the higher profile of pharmacy, thanks to the pandemic

Despite the Ministry of Health saying the public would not be able to buy rapid antigen tests until March, pharmacies and supermarkets have already begun selling the product

Papakura Marae Health Clinic GP Dr Matire Harwood is seeing a rapid rise in Omicron case numbers and most of them are children.

As New Zealand moves to phase three of its response to the Omicron outbreak, the Government has announced pharmacies and other retailers will be able to sell rapid antigen tests to the public

Pharmacy owners invent new ways of keeping their staff safe while they continue to serve the public 

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