Vaccination

Community pharmacy is yet again proving its worth in the pandemic response, delivering a delivering a sizeable chunk of the jab tally so far 

As DHBs scramble to get their communities vaccinated against COVID-19 and smash vaccination targets, EverHealth group managing director and pharmacist Jatinder (Jay) Girn is using casual conversation to break down barriers with those reluctant to get the jab 

A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine that has been recommended for severely immunocompromised individuals aged 12 and older is now available to be accessed, says National Director COVID-19 Vaccination and Immunisation Programme Jo Gibbs

A family doctor who launched a campaign to get Kiwis to wear masks is quitting her job after the Government made the Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for most health workers

The Pharmacy Guild is awaiting further clarification on the Government’s order to have all pharmacists and other workers in the health sector vaccinated by 1 December 

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield believes pharmacy’s performance during the COVID-19 vaccination rollout shows the sector is ready to expand its vaccination role

Eighteen months after New Zealand's first nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown, Pharmacy Today reporters Jonathan Chilton-Towle and Anna Lee revisited, in a socially distanced way, pharmacy staff they interviewed last year to see how a year and a half has changed the pandemic landscape

The decision to allow routine vaccinations alongside COVID-19 shots is unlikely to prevent the country’s MMR stock from expiring before it is used

GPs, pharmacists and nurses in Canterbury are to be funded to phone back identified vaccine-hesitant people, to answer their clinical questions

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners supports the call for mandatory vaccinations for those in the health and disability sector as announced this afternoon by COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins