Photo: Getty ImagesAccess to the flu vaccine is being restricted due to a nationwide shortage. Dr Harriette Carr"What we've seen is really good uptake of the influenza vaccine, which is great. "This is a real challenge for us because obviously there are people out there who have not yet accessed their flu vaccine. It is too late to buy more flu vaccines, but Dr Turner said the country needed to plan ahead and secure more flu vaccines next year to prevent another shortage. Dr Carr said it was too early in the flu season to know exactly how a vaccine shortage would affect its spread.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2019 08:15 UTC