Ora Toa kaimahi in their COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Lydney Place in Porirua CBD>News from Hutt Valley District Health Board
Ora Toa Health Service kaimahi have begun vaccinating eligible people at their new clinic in central Porirua. Owned and operated by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, the health service opened its new clinic down Lydney Place earlier this month.
Ora Toa spokesperson Faith Woodcock said the service had “built a fantastic team of professionals from our community”.
“The community are finding it easy to navigate so far. That’s our intention: to make it a community space.”
The health service had begun contacting people who were eligible to receive a vaccination at this stage of the Government’s rollout campaign.
Minister Little recieves
his vaccination
“The theme for World Health Day 2021
is ‘building a fairer, healthier world for everyone’ –
a theme that certainly resonates in the wake of how COVID-19
has affected so many whānau around Aotearoa,” Minister
Little said.
“Vaccination is the safest and most
effective way to protect people against COVID-19. The
vaccination programme will help put the nation back on track
so we can once again put our full focus on improving the
equity and outcomes of our health system.
“The work
that Capital & Coast DHB is doing across the region is
an enormous part of that,” Minister Little
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Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins discusses the likelihood sports people, including the the Black Caps, would qualify to get early vaccinations.
Associate Minister for Health (Māori health) Peeni Hēnare did not explode, ignite, glow or even seem mildly perturbed. He was, however, feeling safer. Hēnare has fronted in Porirua for his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, hoping to encourage others, particularly Māori, to get their shot, as the programme rolls out in the face of potential vaccine hesitancy. Speaking after his injection, he said he felt really well. “It feels like a layer of protection for myself and for my whānau.”
RNZ
The National Party says it s ongoing criticism of New Zealand s MIQ facilities is justified following the Covid-19 case in the community in Northland.
Thousands of New Zealand children are starting their schooling without a vital health check. Only 73.1 per cent of eligible four-year-olds had their B4 School Check (B4SC) in the year ended June because checks couldn’t go ahead during the Covid-19 lockdown. In the previous year, 91 per cent of eligible children were checked while the figure was 94 per cent in 2017. “It’s concerning to see so many children missing out, even during an uncertain time brought on by Covid-19,” Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children Glenis Philip-Barbara said.