COVID-19 vaccine available in March

22 February 2024 - Joint media release with Health New Zealand. ...

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Future supply of new COVID-19 vaccines confirmed

20 December 2023 - A vaccine to combat the newer strains of COVID-19 has been approved and will be available ...

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Evolving our approach to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

6 December 2023 - As New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, so has ours. ...

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Access to COVID-19 anti-viral treatments widened for more people at risk

20 September 2023 - PHARMAC is widening access to COVID-19 anti-virals to people who are vulnerable to severe infection from ...

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COVID-19 vaccine contract summary

18 September 2023 - The Ministry of Health has released a summary of the New Zealand Government’s procurement process for ...

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PHARMAC calls for applications from the suppliers of vaccines that protect against COVID-19

16 August 2023 - PHARMAC is interested to hear from pharmaceutical suppliers who manufacture vaccines that protect against COVID-19 and ...

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PHARMAC considers access criteria for COVID-19 anti-viral treatments

1 August 2023 - PHARMAC is consulting on changes to the access criteria for all COVID-19 anti-viral treatments to include ...

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Molnupiravir will remain available for people who need it

27 July 2023 - PHARMAC has confirmed today that molnupiravir will remain available as a treatment to protect against infection ...

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PHARMAC seeking feedback on the COVID-19 anti-viral molnupiravir

4 April 2023 - PHARMAC are consulting on the role of molnupiravir in New Zealand’s portfolio of COVID-19 treatments.  ...

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PHARMAC simplifies criteria for COVID-19 anti-viral treatments

12 September 2022 - PHARMAC has confirmed today that it is simplifying the access criteria for the three anti-viral treatments it ...

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Government secures monkeypox medicine, PHARMAC working on getting vaccines

26 August 2022 - The Government has secured monkeypox medicine which is expected to be available in New Zealand from ...

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Access criteria for new COVID-19 treatment announced

25 August 2022 - PHARMAC has today confirmed the access criteria for the first preventative medicine for COVID-19, tixagevimab and cilgavimab ...

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New Zealand allowed pharmacists to dispense COVID-19 antivirals and 'everyone realised it was a win'

6 August 2022 - With Australians dying from COVID-19 every day and nearly 5,000 people in hospital with the disease, experts ...

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45 medicines affected by supply issues as COVID causes 'unprecedented challenge'

27 July 2022 - In the past month,  New Zealand has been hit by medicine supply issues affecting large swathes ...

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Calls for PHARMAC to fund more effective shingles vaccine with cases expected to rise due to COVID-19

24 July 2022 - There are calls from medical experts for PHARMAC to fund a more effective vaccine for shingles, ...

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