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No safety in numbers without vaccination

Sarah Mooney

Sarah Mooney

Vaccine glove syringe
Becoming a pharmacist vaccinator is time intensive but relatively inexpensive compared with other certifications

Flu, whooping cough, measles – what’s coming next? Vaccination has never been more important. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney discusses vaccines pharmacists can currently administer, and looks at the steps needed to become a pharmacist vaccinator and to set up a vaccination service in the pharmacy

At the time of writing, the Canterbury region appears to have fought off its measles epidemic. During the epidemic, nurses and pharmacists were for, Cold chain chilly bin