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COVID-19 vaccines and equity: some Kiwis may get more effective jabs than other
20 January 2021 - Questions have been raised about whether New Zealanders will have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2021
COVID-19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield - vaccine approval just a couple of weeks away
20 January 2021 - The approval process for the Covid vaccine is on track to be granted in the coming ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2021
Medicines NZ hopes country can roll out COVID-19 vaccines early
19 January 2021 - Medical professionals are hopeful New Zealand is in a position to roll out COVID-19 vaccines early. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
How NZ is preparing for the biggest vaccine roll-out in history
17 January 2021 - “When will we get a vaccine for COVID-19?” It has been the question on everyone’s lips for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
COVID-19: NZ vaccine timeline remains the same in light of new variant strains
13 January 2021 - New Zealand does not have any plans to fast-track its Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in light of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
COVID-19: Pfizer vaccine could roll out in New Zealand at the start of 2021 if success continues
10 November 2020 - New Zealand researchers are hopeful and optimistic as Pfizer and BioNTech report success in their COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2020
COVID-19: New Zealand to buy 1.5 million doses of potential vaccine
12 October 2020 - The government has agreed to buy 1.5 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine from one of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
How patent law and medicine regulations could affect New Zealand's access to a COVID-19 vaccine
12 October 2020 - New Zealand has allocated an undisclosed sum, in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2020
Decision on schedule changes made in response to COVID-19
21 August 2020 - Earlier this year, PHARMAC amended or removed funding criteria for many pharmaceuticals in order to help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2020
Three-quarters of New Zealanders intend to get COVID-19 vaccine
20 August 2020 - Three-quarters of New Zealanders say they would get the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available, new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2020
Lockdown in Melbourne prevents Invercargill woman from receiving cancer treatment
30 July 2020 - Melbourne’s lockdown is preventing an Invercargill woman from travelling there for cancer treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2020
COVID-19: PHARMAC warns pandemic could disrupt supply of paracetamol, other medicines
21 July 2020 - PHARMAC warns the COVID-19 pandemic could disrupt not only the supply of paracetamol, but other medications ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2020
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets in short supply at pharmacies
17 July 2020 - PHARMAC has today updated health care professionals that paracetamol 500 mg tablets for dispensing in pharmacies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2020
PHARMAC asks COVID-19 vaccine developers to let Kiwi businesses make doses under contract in New Zealand
14 July 2020 - PHARMAC has sent a “shout out to the world” as a step towards securing its share ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2020
Request for information - COVID-19 vaccine research, manufacture and supply
13 July 2020 - PHARMAC, on behalf of the New Zealand Government COVID-19 vaccine strategy task force, is seeking information regarding ...