Influenza

More than 40 cases of flu have been confirmed in the Southern region as Pharmac also moves on a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus 

Pharmacist vaccinators were in high demand last month as “unprecedented” numbers of Kiwis lined up to get immunised against influenza. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The first two influenza cases have been detected in New Zealand hospitals since the borders began opening and managed isolation facilities wound down 

Pharmacies have been hit by soaring demand for influenza vaccinations since this year’s vaccination campaign began on 1 April

Pharmacies around New Zealand are ready to go, ahead of tomorrow’s start to the 2022 influenza vaccination campaign

It is impossible to say how severe the coming influenza season will be, but it is better to be safe than sorry and vaccinate as many people as possible, says Immunisation Advisory Centre director Nikki Turner

This year's influenza vaccination campaign has been declared a success, although the Ministry of Health’s prediction of yet another record-breaking flu season has failed to eventuate

This year's influenza vaccination campaign has been declared a success, although the Ministry of Health’s prediction of yet another record-breaking flu season has failed to eventuate

Despite ordering more vaccines than ever before, this season’s flu vaccination rollout has so far been an anticlimax

Despite ordering more vaccines than ever before, this season’s flu vaccination rollout has so far been an anticlimax