Vaccines

The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine globally

As we head into the colder seasons, Dunedin pharmacist Darshana Kanjee, looks at how pharmacy teams can help patients manage cold and flu symptoms

Medsafe group manager Chris James looks at recent updates to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring database

All child and adult immunisation data is to be shifted to the new $38 million Aotearoa Immunisation Register this month as the gremlin-beset National Immunisation Register is put out to pasture

Immunisation education facilitator Kate Hunter reviews correct landmarking and injection technique when administering vaccines into the deltoid muscle

A Cuban chemical research scientist on a whistlestop tour of New Zealand has shared the experience of her country’s biotech industry and COVID-19 vaccine development

From 1 August pharmacist vaccinators will have four new funded vaccines in their toolbox

When Parsa Hadiyounzadeh became a pharmacy student, he could never foresee that he would launch his career during a pandemic.

When Parsa Hadiyounzadeh became a pharmacy student, he could never foresee that he would launch his career during a pandemic.

Aotearoa is likely to be on the verge of a pertussis outbreak, with recently reported cases just the tip of the iceberg – are you and your patients ready? Mary Nowlan and Nikki Turner from the Immunisation Advisory Centre discuss what you need to know