Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health is advising community pharmacies to be “pragmatic” when deciding who is eligible to access rapid antigen tests, but it appears that message may not have reached all DHBs

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address

The ninety percent first dose milestone was today achieved by Māori across Aotearoa says Patricia Joseph, Equity Group Manager at Ministry of Health’s Immunisation Programme

New Zealand medicines regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, for adults 18 years and over

Pharmacies may have to wait until New Zealand enters phase three of its response to the Omicron variant COVID- 19 outbreak before they can supply rapid antigen tests to the public.

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address.

Consumer health website Health Navigator is rolling out a series of animated videos to help people look after themselves and others with COVID-19 

Pharmacies will most likely have to wait until New Zealand enters phase three of its response to the Omicron COVID-19 outbreak before they can supply rapid antigen tests to the public

The two Chief Executives to lead Aotearoa New Zealand’s future health agencies have been appointed

The rollout of rapid antigen COVID-19 testing through pharmacy has been far from smooth: while many pharmacies wanted to begin testing on day one today – they couldn’t