Vaccination

Pharmacies’ vaccinating efforts recognised as free flu shots are extended to 170,000 mental health and addiction patients 

Waikato pharmacists have been rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into community vaccination drives 

Maternal pertussis vaccination rates are suboptimal in New Zealand but a recent study by Auckland, Canterbury and Waikato researchers has found community pharmacies may be effective at lifting uptake

Parents of vaccine-reluctant children have travelled from all over Waikato to see Sanjay Joshi from West Hamilton Pharmacy 

Since Huntly West Pharmacy in the rural Waikato started offering maternal vaccines in 2018, it has vaccinated most pregnant women coming through the doors.

Maternal pertussis vaccination rates are suboptimal in New Zealand but a recent study by Auckland, Canterbury and Waikato researchers has found community pharmacies may be effective at lifting uptake

Pharmacies have been hit by soaring demand for influenza vaccinations since this year’s vaccination campaign began on 1 April

Researchers point to lower COVID-19 vaccination rates for those with mental health and addiction problems, but pharmacy has helped reduce the gap. 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.