Vaccination

COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins says there is good reason for the slower rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations through pharmacies and GP clinics and he now expects the pace of the rollout through these sites to accelerate

Lockdown has forced a COVID vaccination initiative targeting Māori in the Queenstown area to change tack, holding a drive-through instead of hitting the road

Demand for COVID-19 vaccination has ramped up in pharmacy since a nationwide lockdown was announced last week

Despite lockdown hiccups this week, Canterbury is now streaking ahead with its COVID vaccination rollout, thanks partly to community pharmacy getting on board

Canterbury DHB is defending its decision to promote Bargain Chemist’s COVID-19 vaccination programme on Facebook, saying the move was to ensure the discount chemist’s capacity did not go to waste

Staff at Southmall Pharmacy in south Auckland’s Manurewa have jabbed so many MMR vaccines into arms they have now done more than any other pharmacy in Counties Manukau – but they’re only just getting started.

The University of Otago School of Pharmacy has hit a wall after years of pushing to get its vaccinator-training programme for pharmacy students authorised by the Ministry of Health.

Staff at Southmall Pharmacy in south Auckland’s Manurewa have jabbed so many MMR vaccines into arms they have now done more than any other pharmacy in Counties Manukau – but they’re only just getting started.

Pharmacies around New Zealand are stepping up to protect the wider New Zealand public against COVID-19 as group 4 vaccinations begin

The Southern District’s Covid-19 Vaccination programme is continuing to ramp up, with eight pharmacies across the district among the latest sites to begin offering on-site COVID-19 vaccinations – the first of 37 pharmacies that will be part of the vaccination programme in the district.