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Her efforts were bolstered by donations from local businesses and the Silverstream Lions club which agreed to match ticket sales. The Upper Hutt Cossie Club also presented Brianna with a cheque for $5288.44 after it approved a grant to Diabetes Youth Wellington. “It was so good, I cried a lot,” she said Brianna was eager to support the charity after attending their camps alongside other young type 1 diabetics. The grant will give the 54 children and teens attending next year’s camp a Freestyle Libre sensor to wear for the duration of the camp. The device allows users to measure blood sugar levels by scanning the sensor with a phone or reader instead of pricking their fingers and bleeding onto a test strip.
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But who is eligible to receive the vaccine in New Zealand? The good news is that everyone in Aotearoa will be able to get a free vaccine, regardless of visa or citizenship status. The Ministry of Health says any information collected will not be used for immigration purposes.
What vaccines are available
The Government has agreements with four vaccine suppliers. These are Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Novavax, and AstraZeneca. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the only one that s approved for use in New Zealand.
Given 10 million doses of this vaccine have been secured, the Ministry of Health says Pfizer-BioNTech is now the country s primary COVID-19 vaccine supplier. The purchase agreements with the other three companies are still in place.
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Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins
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Hipkins said he was feeling positive that this outbreak had been contained, but said Auckland was not out of the woods yet. I ve learned never to get too optimistic, but I m feeling reasonably optimistic about this one, at this point.
Extensive testing and vigorous tracking down of people who needed testing had helped to manage and contain the potential spread, he said.
There was just one close contact remaining who the police are still trying to track down for testing.
While it’s encouraging to see another day without any community cases, we must all remain vigilant and continue to do our bit. Unite against COVID-19 (@covid19nz) March 7, 2021