14 May 2020

Ministry of Health seeking flu vaccines to meet extra demand

From Checkpoint, 6:36 pm on 14 May 2020

Despite sourcing an extra 400,000 flu vaccines this year, New Zealand still might not have enough to cover all its vulnerable groups.

The Ministry of Health has admitted it's working to source additional vaccines to meet the increased demand this year.

But GPs say it needs to improve both its ordering and distribution of the flu vaccine to ensure high-risk groups are looked after in the future. Charlotte Cook reports.