Slow uptake for NZ s first mass Covid vaccination event
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By Rowan Quinn and Liu Chen for RNZ
Less than a quarter of those sent initial invitations to the country s first mass Covid-19 vaccination event booked a slot.
Health officials have had to scramble to find 12,000 more people so it can go ahead on Friday.
The three-day event starts on Friday at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, with an aim to vaccinate at least 15,500 people.
It was supposed to be limited to Manukau Institute of Technology students and their families to stop it being overrun with vaccine hopefuls - but that did not turn out to be a problem.
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Horrible : Hospitals flooded with breathless babies battling RSV virus Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 10:30AM
There is a warning the flu-like disease has yet to peak, with hospitals nationwide flooded with a sudden spike in cases. (Photo / 123RF) Horrible : Hospitals flooded with breathless babies battling RSV virus
By Rowan Quinn for RNZ
Wellington Hospital has more than 20 babies in its children s ward, many on oxygen, as the spread of the potentially deadly RSV virus escalates.
There is a warning the flu-like disease has yet to peak, with hospitals all over the country flooded with a sudden spike in cases.
The clinical leader of Wellington Hospital s child health service, Andrew Marshall, said it has an entire ward dedicated to babies with the virus, many of them very sick.