THE Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has called upon the NZ government to fund the provision of influenza vaccination for pregnant women this flu season.
The NZ Guild believes this would provide an extra point of contact for women who would like to know more about the vaccine and a convenient and appointment-free easy-to-access location to receive the vaccine.
Immunisation against influenza and whooping cough during pregnancy is recommended by the Ministry of Health, and funded.
However, immunisation rates are only 13%, according to Dr Thomas Breuer, GSK Vaccine's chief medical officer who is visiting New Zealand.
The ministry estimates the vaccination rate to be about 17% but the real figure could be higher.
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