Vaccination

Pharmacists in Northland have vaccinated nearly 300 patients as part of the region-wide meningococcal W vaccination campaign

Immunisation Advisory Centre director and Porirua GP Nikki Turner considers the staunch approach taken in Australia to vaccination

A nurse has apologised after accidentally giving a 12-year-old patient Boostrix instead of Gardasil  

Pharmacists are being urged to check whether their patients are up-to-date with their immunisations to help eradicate diseases and save lives 

The Ministry of Health’s patient-centred approach to administering the shingles vaccine has caused widespread grumpiness in general practices who must shoulder the cost 

HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 is being rationed for the next six months, and schools will get priority over general practice

Pharmac has extended funding to cover a four-strain flu vaccine for the first time from 1 March