Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2017
Influenza vaccine in pharmacies
3 February 2017 - PHARMAC proposes changes to the Pharmaceutical Schedule to fund the provision of influenza vaccine (flu vaccine) to people 65 years and over and pregnant women in community pharmacies.
From 1 April 2017 people 65 years and over, and pregnant women would be able to get free flu vaccine from a community pharmacy. This would mean that these people would be able to choose to get their funded vaccine from their general practice or pharmacy.
Pharmacies would be able to claim an administration fee and funded vaccine for these eligible people.
There would be no change to vaccines given by general practice.
