Vaccination

Wellington pharmacy vaccination teams have proved their worth by completing the “huge” undertaking of protecting every resthome in the Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHB areas against COVID-19

Pharmacist Natalie Gauld’s newfound fondness for a cryptic crossword is unlikely to surprise anyone: she’s got a penchant for problem solving, a knack for seeking out solutions and she’s unafraid of a real challenge

Today, prime minister Jacinda Ardern and director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield unveiled plans to vaccinate three and a half million more New Zealanders against COVID-19 by October 

Aucklanders aged 65 and over will receive an invitation to book their COVID-19 vaccination within the next week as Group 3 continues to roll out across the Auckland metro region

Despite a one-month delay to the start of the influenza vaccination rollout due to international manufacturing issues, the Ministry of Health expects a record number of people to get the jab this season

The increase of vaccine hesitancy caused by misinformation about the safety of the COVID vaccine is frustrating, and needs to stop, says Dr Bryan Betty, medical director at The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Pfizer has scheduled delivery of an estimated 1 million doses of vaccine to New Zealand during July, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today

A handful of pharmacies in different parts of New Zealand have started offering COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the wider rollout planned for July

About a quarter of pharmacies are expected to be giving COVID-19 vaccinations by July and the country’s largest pharmacy network, Green Cross Health, is supporting as many of its member pharmacies as possible to take part

Despite a one-month delay to the start of the influenza vaccination rollout due to international manufacturing issues, the Ministry of Health expects a record number of people to get the jab this season