For Maxine Burney-Bluett, getting the vaccination was an easy decision. “It’s about protecting our whānau, our pakeke, our kaumātua, from COVID-19. The discomfort is really very minor, much like the flu injection. Maxine encourages all the whānau to get the vaccine, to protect themselves and their whānau. Watch her experience below.
Aunty Maxine Burney-Bluett on her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Read More »
To ensure our vulnerable communities are vaccinated against COVID-19, our rollout programme includes hāpori based vaccinations. In the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua & Taupo rohe, in addition to our mass vaccination sites, there are around 30 community locations where people can be vaccinated. Whānau in Matapihi, Tauranga Moana share their reasons for getting vaccinated. #iwiimmunity
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The first 6 locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. COVID-19: Contact tracing locations of interest
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A collaborative healthcare and community effort is ensuring kaumātua at marae and aged care facility residents and staff are the next focus of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Pictured: BOPDHB Pou Tikanga Graham Cameron has received his first COVID-19 vaccination. Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) Pou Tikanga Graham Cameron said working with iwi and
A COVID-19 vaccination centre for frontline healthcare workers has opened in Tauranga. Above: Caption: Ngāti Ranginui kaumatua – Tu Pearson (standing) and Des Tata (seated right) officiated the opening of the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in 1st Avenue with a whakatau. A COVID-19 vaccination centre for frontline healthcare workers has opened in Tauranga. The centre, established
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Eastern Bay frontline hospital and community healthcare workers will start getting the COVID 19 vaccination from Tuesday 30 March. Whakatāne Hospital Coordinator Dave van Dijk, COVID Vaccination Site Lead Susan Jensen, COVID Vaccination Clinical Lead Dr Rachel Shouler and Public Health Nurse Vaccinators Sherry Hutchinson and Manmeet Kaur. Following Border and managed isolation and quarantine
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