Vaccination

At least 24 senior medical officers are amongst the 56 DHB doctors across the country stood down for not receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination

This year's influenza vaccination campaign has been declared a success, although the Ministry of Health’s prediction of yet another record-breaking flu season has failed to eventuate

Peter Robinson, principal medico-legal advisor at Medicus, the medical professional indemnity provider, says that a "no jab, no job" mandate is not a human rights violation

A new survey has prompted an avalanche of opinions from the pharmacy sector on the COVID jab, Anna Lee reports

Some community pharmacists across the country say they are seeing an increase in the number of patients with shingles (herpes zoster). But does the reported increase have anything to do with the COVID-19 jab?

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports

Owner of two Kaitaia pharmacies says encouragement rather than compulsion would have produced better rates of vaccination

From making fake appointments for COVID-19 jabs to stealing advertising flags, some anti-vaxxers’ nuisance antics are making life just a little bit harder for front-line healthcare workers

At least two DHBs are offering incentives to quickly boost vaccination rates and protect their local communities against COVID-19

Pharmacist vaccinators have put in a stellar effort at offering COVID-19 vaccinations, almost outpacing their GP colleagues, with nearly 200 fewer vaccination sites