Vaccination

Kiwis living with sight loss were supported during COVID-19 lockdowns thanks to creative solutions developed by Blind Low Vision NZ

Collaboration is key to boosting maternal vaccination rates to protect mothers and babies from life-threating illnesses, VIP study team principal investigator Natalie Gauld says

About a quarter of pharmacies are expected to be giving COVID-19 vaccinations by July, when the national programme ramps up to immunise the general population

Concerns have been raised about Australians flocking to New Zealand for the COVID-19 vaccine and the Ministry of Health has confirmed no measures are being taken to prevent this from happening

Mixed messages about pharmacy involvement in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is frustrating Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund, who reports widespread confusion among pharmacists

In Christchurch, a pharmacy and a medical centre have collaborated to turn a former shoe store into possibly the first primary care-run COVID vaccination site in New Zealand

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed the Ministry of Health is not looking at community pharmacies to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to the general public, at least for now

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

This report provides information on the number of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reports received for COVID-19 vaccines

Minister of Health Hon Andrew Little today marked World Health Day by receiving his COVID-19 vaccination at Wellington Regional Hospital