{"id":218748,"date":"2022-03-09T05:15:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T03:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=113663"},"modified":"2022-03-09T05:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T03:15:58","slug":"zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero annual price increase in Medirite\u2019s winter flu vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113664\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=113664\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-113664 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113664 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zero-annual-price-increase-in-medirites-winter-flu-vaccine.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zero annual price increase in Medirite\u2019s winter flu vaccine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Medirite will be administering flu vaccines for just R109.99 each \u2013 a price unchanged from last year, when it offered the cheapest flu vaccine in South Africa among the major pharmacy chains.<\/p>\n<p>It recorded a 17% increase in flu vaccine take-up in 2021 and Medirite expects sustained interest for 2022. From the second week of March, the pharmacy chain \u2013 conveniently located inside Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets \u2013 will be among the first to offer flu vaccines for the upcoming winter season.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Giltrow, senior pharmacist at Medirite, says the flu vaccine is safe, recommended for all age groups and is the most effective way to prevent infection this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile flu can impact all age groups, some groups and individuals are more at risk than others. In particular, the elderly, pregnant women, children, those with chronic conditions, and health care workers are at increased risk of contracting or being severalty affected by flu,\u201d explains Giltrow.<\/p>\n<p>Medirite is offering the flu vaccine at its 144 pharmacies located across South Africa. All major medical aids are accepted. 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