Vaccines

Pharmacist vaccinators were in high demand last month as “unprecedented” numbers of Kiwis lined up to get immunised against influenza. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Community pharmacists are delivering more COVID-19 booster shots than any vaccinator group in the country, including general practice and permanent vaccination centres.

Community pharmacists are delivering the most booster shots of any vaccinators, reports Paulette Crowley

Even after COVID-19 antibodies start declining some time after a Pfizer booster shot, cellular memory continues to provide immunity

Vaccination of large populations against COVID-19 has provided a plethora of data on vaccine side effects. Amanda Oakley, a dermatologist in Waikato, discusses a range of adverse events reported, including cutaneous reactions

Time is running out for Aotearoa’s MMR vax stockpile, Anna Lee reports, but pharmacy can play a part in making the most of doses

Time is running out for Aotearoa’s MMR vax stockpile, Anna Lee reports, but pharmacy can play a part in making the most of doses

The incidence of anaphylaxis following vaccination with Pfizer–BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is slightly higher than that of schedule vaccines, so health professionals must be able to recognise this potentially fatal condition and differentiate it from immunisation stress-related responses, explain Marleen Hart, Aimee Brass and Shelley Kininmonth

The Government has decided to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for large parts of the health and education workforces, including GPs and pharmacists

A breakthrough with minority group has been the cherry on top of an extremely successful COVID-19 vaccination programme which has seen Unichem Pakuranga Pharmacy deliver around 30,000 jabs and counting