Public Health

It’s World Pharmacists Day tomorrow and the Ministry of Health’s Caroline McElnay acknowledged at today’s media stand-up all pharmacists across Aotearoa for their efforts to get Kiwis vaccinated

One of the most effective ways we can quickly accomplish a safe move down Alert Levels is through universal masking by the public

As the global COVID-19 pandemic reached our shores, primary care had to pivot on a pinhead to manage a stark new reality

While a COVID-19 early-detection app is trialled, epidemiologist Nick Wilson remains frustrated over the continued “inexplicable” absence of non-invasive saliva testing for border and MIQ workers

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

A Pharmacy Today online survey reveals some anxiety about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and other concerns about logistics and overload from the population-wide rollout of the vaccination programme 

From selling fish on the side of the road as a high-school dropout to working to eliminate inequitable access to funded medicines, Andrea Copeland’s journey hasn’t always been straightforward

Defamed public health advocates win in out-of-court settlement with Whale Oil attack blog users 

From selling fish on the side of the road as a high-school dropout to working to eliminate inequitable access to funded medicines, Andrea Copeland’s journey hasn’t always been straightforward

A Northland pharmacy has put its entire staff into isolation after the store was visited by a woman who tested positive for COVID-19