Pharmac wants to make sure the vaccine stock held by doctors and pharmacies is being used for people most at risk. Photo: Getty ImagesPharmac says there's no way of buying more doses of flu vaccine for this winter because supplies are simply not available. Access is being restricted amid a surge of flu cases and high numbers of vaccine doses distributed. Pharmac director of operations Lisa Williams told Morning Report suppliers had to predicted how much vaccine will be needed well before the start of the flu season. Ms Williams said Pharmac wanted to make sure the vaccine stock held by doctors and pharmacies was being used for people most at risk.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2019 22:41 UTC