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As part of the New Zealand COVID-19 response it is essential that all immunisation vaccinations continue to be delivered with a particular need for influenza vaccinations to be provided as rapidly as possible. There are several vaccination processes that have been amended to enable vaccinations to proceed and be given as safely and efficiently as possible
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
