Our timeline...
1st September 2021: A letter (Doctors Stand Up For Vaccination) was written and received over 4500 signatories of doctors in Aotearoa New Zealand to show support for vaccination against COVID-19.
https://www.doctors-stand-up-for-vaccination.com/11th September 2021: Pharmacists and other health professionals were invited to support for our doctor colleagues. A letter was written and began its circulation to collect signatories from pharmacists in Aotearoa New Zealand to show the united front of Pharmacists to show its support for doctor colleagues and to show support of vaccination against COVID-19.
When the signature collection has finished, all signatories will be cross checked with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand registration numbers. And we will publish the letter to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand with the full list of signed pharmacists.
This is accompanied by the FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions) document that helps to answer some of commonly asked questions about Covid-19 vaccination. We have gained permission from our Doctors colleagues NZDRSUV to use and share the same FAQ document.
https://www.doctors-stand-up-for-vaccination.com/about-us/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A letter from Pharmacists to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand :
This letter is written on behalf of the undersigned pharmacists of Aotearoa New Zealand.
We wish to present a united and evidence-based voice to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand in support of vaccination against COVID-19 for all eligible New Zealanders. Our large group consists of Public Health Pharmacists, Community Pharmacists, Hospital Pharmacists, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Scientists, Academic/Research Pharmacists, Locum Pharmacists, Regulatory Affairs Pharmacists, Pharmacist Prescribers and many more.
We feel that there is a lot of mis-information that circulates in Social Media regarding Covid-19, and this presents an enormous challenge for the general public to receive sound and evidence-based information regarding mass vaccination. Especially with the recent outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19, We want everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand to know our collective voice, our collective views, and our collective support for Vaccination against Covid-19 and other public health measures such as the use of face mask, good hygiene and social distancing.
We would like to thank our communities who have come out in numbers to get vaccinated at their local pharmacies across New Zealand. Thank you for your support and vote of confidence!
As a country, we have a choice. This choice will help and support our families whānau, friends, work colleagues and our community to protect one another by getting vaccinated. By following this advice from the collective pharmacist community, we are confident that the general public will work as a team to ensure our country is safe for many generations to come.
Kia kaha Aotearoa: we will get through this together !
NZ Pharmacists : Please sign the letter here
