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MPs told meningitis vaccines were always available
1 August 2019 - Pfizer officials appearing before the Health Select Committee yesterday revealed that 30,000 Meningitis vaccines were available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
Meningococcal disease: mother wants vaccine to be free for all
30 July 2019 - A mother whose baby could have died from meningococcal W is disappointed the vaccine to stop ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
Changes to funded vaccines in the National Immunisation Schedule
30 July 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce decisions related to the National Immunisation Schedule that will take effect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
Thousands more doses of the flu jab are on the way
7 July 2019 - The Ministry of Health has announced this morning 55,000 more doses of flu vaccine will arrive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
‘This is not the Trump hearing’ – PHARMAC deny accusations by National MP of tampering with Northland vaccine order
19 June 2019 - Tensions rose in a Parliament committee between Whangāreu MP Dr Shane Reti and PHARMAC. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Government could have bought more vaccines for Northland: National
17 June 2019 - Health agencies could have bought enough meningococcal vaccine to immunise all children in Northland last year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2019
14,000 new flu vaccine doses available for high needs patients
13 June 2019 - Thousands more flu vaccines will be distributed across the country after Pharmac found another supplier. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2019
PHARMAC unlikely to get back-up flu vaccines before season over
7 June 2019 - PHARMAC says it is unlikely it will be able to get more flu vaccine supplies before ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2019
Proposal to widen access to pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
14 May 2019 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to funded pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2019
Proposal for changes to funded vaccines in the National Immunisation Schedule
9 May 2019 - PHARMAC is proposing to make changes to the funding of vaccines in the National Immunisation Schedule ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2018
Government orders urgent meningococcal vaccination programme for Northland
26 November 2018 - The NZ Government is launching an urgent immunisation programme to fight an outbreak of meningococcal disease ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2018
Request for proposals - supply of various vaccines and influenza vaccines
20 November 2018 - PHARMAC invites proposals for the supply of various vaccines and influenza vaccines in New Zealand. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2018
There's a nation-wide shortage of the HPV vaccine
2 May 2018 - There's a nation-wide shortage of the vaccine used to protect against people against papillomavirus. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2018
PHARMAC turns down DHB request for free flu vaccine for 'super spreader' kids
24 April 2018 - Health authorities are bracing for a potentially deadly flu season in New Zealand this winter after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2018
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 April 2018
1 April 2018 - The April 2018 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...