The District Health Board says police are now being warned in advance of vaccination events in an effort to keep staff safe, while iwi health providers have beefed up mobile vaccination teams to help keep an eye out for troublemakers.
Groups of rangatahi are going door-to-door in towns and suburbs with high Māori populations in Taranaki in an effort to boost flagging vaccination rates.
Taranaki’s Pacifica community has exceeded the 90 per cent first dose mark and is just 183 doses away from reaching the 90 per cent fully vaccinated goal.
Taranaki’s Pasifika community has exceeded the 90 per cent first dose mark and is just 183 doses away from reaching the 90 per cent fully vaccinated goal.