Our health workforce is to be upskilled to improve childhood immunisations accessibility

After joint consultation, Health NZ and Pharmac will offer funded training to pharmacists who want to become authorised vaccinators.

It'll allow pharmacists to administer vaccines to children from six-weeks-old at community pharmacies.

Access is one of the biggest barriers to vaccination around the country.

It's hoped this will provide another option for immunisations for those who can't access them or aren't enrolled with a general practice.