Auckland s latest mass vaccination clinic has opened in west Auckland after a blessing this morning.
In the next few weeks, large clinics are due to open in Albany, Birkenhead and Westgate. File image
Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers
The community gathered at dawn for karakia and waiata for the centre, which is run by Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust.
The clinic, Te Whare Tūhono, is using the former Noel Leeming warehouse in Henderson. It is starting with some practice runs for the next few days, but will eventually vaccinate up to 1000 people a day.
Whānau o Waipareira Trust chief executive John Tamihere said alongside that would be a social media and web campaign, Vax to the Max, aimed at countering Covid-19 misinformation.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Clinic for mass vaccinations opens in West Auckland
3 May, 2021 12:18 AM
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Clinic for mass vaccinations opens in West Auckland. Video / @waiwhanau
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Auckland s latest mass vaccination clinic has opened in west Auckland after a blessing this morning.
The community gathered at dawn for karakia and waiata for the centre, which is run by Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust.
The clinic, Te Whare Tūhono, is using the former Noel Leeming warehouse in Henderson. It is starting with some practice runs for the next few days, but will eventually vaccinate up to 1000 people a day.
Whānau o Waipareira Trust chief executive John Tamihere said alongside that would be a social media and web campaign, Vax to the Max, aimed at countering Covid-19 misinformation.
Photo: RNZ
Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust is running the clinic in Henderson for the city s district health boards (DHB) and it has launched Vax to the Max, a new campaign aimed at combating the misinformation flooding social media.
Te Whānau o Waipareira chief executive John Tamihere said misinformation was everywhere. On one level we do not denigrate, we do not demonise or victimise people that are choosing not to vax, he said. But under no circumstance are we prepared to allow anti-vaxxers to either disrupt or sabotage those in our communities that are seeking vaccinations.
Vax to the Max would feature elders getting their vaccinations and would run videos showing people the process so they knew what to expect.
DHB seeks nurses
Waitemata District Health Board is embarking on its biggest recruitment drive ever, seeking 100 new nurses before the end of June.
The DHB wants the nurses for a range of new positions throughout the district spread across different departments.
Chief executive Dr Dale Bramley says the creation of 100 additional nursing jobs is aligned with the organisation’s promise of “best care for everyone” and will also support wards to have more nurses at the bedside.
Waitemata DHB currently serves a population of almost 650,000 people, and the figure is expected to grow to more than 800,000 by 2037.
“To continue to deliver on our promise, we need to evolve alongside our growing population,” Dr Bramley said.