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Friday, 30 July 2021, 1:43 pm More than 80 percent of Rakiura Stewart Island’s eligible residents have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after 257 people were vaccinated at a successful two-day clinic there this week. “We’re thrilled that so many people embraced this opportunity to get vaccinated in their own community and we got a lot of positive feedback that residents were very pleased we came to them,” clinic lead Nadine Goldsmith, of Awarua Whānau Services, said today (30 July). A further 52 people from Rakiura Stewart Island’s 385 eligible population had already received their vaccination elsewhere, according to COVID-19 immunisation records. ....
The vaccination clinic on Stewart Island. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon During a two-day vaccine drive on the island earlier this week, 257 people got their first dose. Another 52 had already received their vaccination elsewhere, according to Covid-19 immunisation records. More than 80 percent of Rakiura s 385 eligible residents had received at least their first dose of the vaccine as a result. The vaccine clinic s lead, Nadine Goldsmith, said she was pleased with the turnout. We re thrilled that so many people embraced this opportunity to get vaccinated in their own community and we got a lot of positive feedback that residents were very pleased we came to them, she said. ....
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