COVID-19

Pharmacies are being flooded with an influx of people wanting rapid antigen tests but are being forced to turn most of them away because they are not eligible

The Ministry of Health is advising community pharmacies to be “pragmatic” when deciding who is eligible to access rapid antigen tests, but it appears that message may not have reached all DHBs

Many in the pharmacy sector are looking to automation to ease their workforce woes, as the pandemic drags on and the reality of becoming short-staffed at a moment’s notice comes too close for comfort

Even after COVID-19 antibodies start declining some time after a Pfizer booster shot, cellular memory continues to provide immunity

The ninety percent first dose milestone was today achieved by Māori across Aotearoa says Patricia Joseph, Equity Group Manager at Ministry of Health’s Immunisation Programme

New Zealand medicines regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, for adults 18 years and over

Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund’s message to the sector on preparing for the Omicron outbreak is clear: “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”

Has your annual practising certificate expired within the last three years? The Pharmacy Council hopes you may be willing to dust off your white coat and re-join the workforce 

Pharmacies may have to wait until New Zealand enters phase three of its response to the Omicron variant COVID- 19 outbreak before they can supply rapid antigen tests to the public.

Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund’s message to the sector on preparing for the Omicron outbreak is clear: “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”