Covid 19 coronavirus: Many Auckland GPs ruled out of vaccination campaign by DHB rule
21 Apr, 2021 03:50 AM
4 minutes to read
The WHO announced that the global death toll of COVID-19 has now surpassed 3 million.
Video / AP
The WHO announced that the global death toll of COVID-19 has now surpassed 3 million.
Video / AP
A large portion of Auckland s GPs and urgent care clinics will be ruled out of providing Covid-19 vaccinations because they have to be able to provide up to 75 immunisations a day.
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Bryan Betty said 75 vaccinations in a day would be a lot for many surgeries .
Many Auckland GPs ruled out of vaccination campaign by DHB rule
Many Auckland GPs ruled out of vaccination campaign by DHB rule Wed, 21 Apr 2021, 4:43PM
Many GP clinics will be ruled out of Auckland s vaccination campaign because they cannot administer enough doses in a day. Photo / AP
Many Auckland GPs ruled out of vaccination campaign by DHB rule Wed, 21 Apr 2021, 4:43PM
A large portion of Auckland s GPs and urgent care clinics will be ruled out of providing Covid-19 vaccinations because they have to be able to provide up to 75 immunisations a day.
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Bryan Betty said 75 vaccinations in a day would be a lot for many surgeries .
Covid 19 coronavirus: Far less testing done during latest Covid outbreak
2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
5 minutes to read
There are no new positive cases in the community - and there are four cases in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says. Bloomfield said the lack of new cases was encouraging but stressed we re not out of the woods .
There are no new positive cases in the community - and there are four cases in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says. Bloomfield said the lack of new cases was encouraging but stressed we re not out of the woods .
NZ Herald
Covid 19 coronavirus: More than 4 per cent of Auckland population tested since February 14
1 Mar, 2021 07:22 AM
3 minutes to read
NZ Herald
More than 70,000 community Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the metro Auckland area since the Valentine s Day outbreak, which has infected 15 people in two weeks.
That s more than 4 per cent of the city s population getting a swab since February 14.
Nearly 4000 of those tests were carried out at 10 dedicated community testing centres on Sunday after the city was plunged into lockdown for the second time since the outbreak began.
There was also strong demand at testing centres today.
Advertisement
Read More