MedAdvisor doubles flu vax

MEDADVISOR pharmacies have recorded over 80,000 flu vaccinations via PlusOne so far this year, which when combined with available data from the Pharmacy Guild highlights a near doubling of vaccinations delivered in pharmacy in Apr and

May this year.

MedAdvisor ceo

Robert Read, emphasised the point saying, “The new data clearly shows consumers are responding to efforts from health authorities to improve flu vaccination rates this year, as well as highlighting the increasing awareness among Australians for a convenient flu jab in pharmacy”.

In Feb this year, MedAdvisor announced its new flu program within its PlusOne pharmacy software in an effort to help boost pharmacy flu vaccination rates.

The Flu Vaccination Program is just one of the latest programs added to the new Health Services Hub.

The creation of this virtual marketplace for health services helps pharmacies simplify the process for consumers to know about and book in for relevant health services in pharmacy.

Pharmacists using the platform have already invited over 100,000 Australians to receive a flu vaccination in their local pharmacy.

Despite last season being one of the worst in a decade, as few as 20% of those aged between 18 and 64 received a flu vaccination.

Health authorities have been keen to increase the awareness to the Australian public in 2018.

The effect has seen overall vaccination numbers increase from 8.3 million to close to 10 million this year.

“Given the horror season last year, 2018 has seen an unprecedented demand for flu vaccinations and we’re thrilled to help pharmacy play an important role in keeping their communities healthy,” Read said.

MedAdvisor continues to support pharmacies to deliver vaccinations through the launch of the ‘Beat the flu’ campaign for consumers.

The campaign will run from today and allow consumers to book an appointment with a participating MedAdvisor pharmacy at flujab.com.au.