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PHARMAC widens access to pneumococcal vaccine
7 November 2022 - PHARMAC has announced today that all young tamariki will receive access to the PCV13 pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2022
The Meningitis Foundation says PHARMAC proposal to partially fund a meningococcal B vaccine will not work
26 October 2022 - Meningitis Foundation says Pharmac must make vaccine available to all young people, not just those in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2022
PHARMAC to consider funding the Meningococcal B vaccine but concerns remain
26 October 2022 - PHARMAC has confirmed it will consider funding the Meningococcal B vaccine, which is a crucial tool ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2022
PHARMAC considers funding meningococcal B vaccine to be part of childhood immunisations
26 October 2022 - PHARMAC today has announced a consultation on widening access to the meningococcal B vaccine (branded as Bexsero), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Monkeypox vaccine not expected in NZ until December as community spread confirmed
10 October 2022 - New Zealand now has community transmission of monkeypox, but a vaccine to protect those at highest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2022
PHARMAC plans switch back to broader pneumococcal vaccine, following surge in deadly disease cases
21 September 2022 - PHARMAC plans to give all babies access to a broader pneumococcal vaccine from December, after a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2022
Family of baby spending first birthday in hospital with pneumococcal complications calls for vaccine switch
13 September 2022 - At first, doctors thought it was a common virus. Baby Eloise Swadel had a cough and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2022
Doctors call for vaccine u-turn from PHARMAC after surge in preventable pneumococcal cases
8 September 2022 - When drug-buying agency PHARMAC switched to a cheaper vaccine covering fewer strains of potentially deadly pneumococcal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2022
Monkeypox vaccines not expected until December
20 August 2022 - Monkeypox vaccines aren't expected to arrive in New Zealand until December, according to PHARMAC. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2022
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, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
PHARMAC widens flu vaccine access to increase uptake
27 June 2022 - PHARMAC today announced that it is permanently widening access to the annual funded flu vaccine to people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2022
Concerns two different flu vaccines create two tier system for 65 and overs
8 April 2022 - PHARMAC is being accused of kicking an own goal on flu jabs, after those aged 65 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2022
ProCare supports PHARMAC’s proposal to widen access to the flu vaccine
18 March 2022 - Leading health care provider ProCare has today made a submission in support of PHARMAC’s proposal to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2022
PHARMAC proposes widened access to the flu vaccine for Māori and Pacific peoples for 2022 season
8 March 2022 - PHARMAC is consulting on a proposal to widen access to the funded influenza vaccine to include Māori ...