Dr Maisema said the Ministry of Health and Medical Services was working on vaccinating students of the ages of 16 and 17, these were those who were in School Years 12 and 13..
Over the past few weeks, emergency department registered nurse Joshua Lewenilovo has had to deal with nine deaths while working his shift. He expects this number to increase over the next few weeks. .
“When there are high community transmission children become more vulnerable and they fall ill very quickly. This is why, at this point, we need adults to be vaccinated so that we can protect those who are not eligible yet for vaccination,” .