Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2020
Covid-19: medicine, vaccine supply disruptions likely - PHARMAC
16 March 2020 - Drug buying agency PHARMAC is warning further disruptions to medicine supplies are inevitable, as measures are taken to restrict the spread of Covid-19.
Increasing restrictions on air travel and shutdowns around the world have been announced over the past week, and almost 65 percent of medications arrive in New Zealand via passenger planes.
Air New Zealand announced today it is reducing its long-haul capacity by 85%.
