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At-home vaccinations and low-sensory clinics are designed to address the barriers many in the disabled community face in getting their Covid-19 vaccination.
Plans are set for the second mass vaccine event there, September 10-12. Thousands of Wellingtonians will be jabbed against Covid-19 at a mass vaccination event at Sky Stadium targeting people previously reluctant to get their shots.
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Canterbury s Covid-19 response manager, Ralph La Salle, says the region is well served by a growing number of vaccine clinics and there are no plans for a mass event. The Wellington vaccination “festival” will feature music, art, live entertainment, kai – as well as jabs – over three days in October. La Salle said the number of vaccination clinics in Canterbury was increasing daily as more pharmacies and GPs came on board.
Canterbury is still part of NZ : All DHBs must stick to national Covid-19 vaccination plan - Hipkins
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says he expects all regions to stick to the same timeframe to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine so will be speaking to the Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) about its slow rollout.
Around most of the country, vaccinations will open up to the wider population from the end of July.
But on the weekend the Canterbury DHB Covid-19 response senior officer Ralph La Salle told Stuff that it expected to be still vaccinating group 3 until mid-September, and most vaccinations for people in group 4 in Canterbury would not start until mid-September.