Vaccination

Community pharmacies have administered nearly 300,000 COVID vaccines in the past month 

Some recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract COVID. This has raised concerns for the efficacy of vaccines for preventing transmission

Church Street Dispensary in Ōpōtiki, located the Eastern Bay of Plenty, is on a small but mighty mission to play their part in getting the town vaccinated – and they’re using an extra sweet incentive to get punters through the door

Police were called to Unichem Springlands Pharmacy in Blenheim yesterday morning after two men entered the premises and became verbally aggressive towards staff

At least 24 senior medical officers are amongst the 56 DHB doctors across the country stood down for not receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination

This year's influenza vaccination campaign has been declared a success, although the Ministry of Health’s prediction of yet another record-breaking flu season has failed to eventuate

Peter Robinson, principal medico-legal advisor at Medicus, the medical professional indemnity provider, says that a "no jab, no job" mandate is not a human rights violation

A new survey has prompted an avalanche of opinions from the pharmacy sector on the COVID jab, Anna Lee reports

Some community pharmacists across the country say they are seeing an increase in the number of patients with shingles (herpes zoster). But does the reported increase have anything to do with the COVID-19 jab?

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports