Tired of waiting : Frustrated pensioners skip Covid vaccine queue
Covid-19 vaccination centre in Albany. (Photo / Supplied) Tired of waiting : Frustrated pensioners skip Covid vaccine queue
By Robin Martin, RNZ
Tired of waiting to be contacted about Covid-19 vaccination appointments, pensioners and people with underlying health issues are skipping the queue and making their own arrangements.
The official advice for people in Group 3 is to wait for a call from your GP, but an 0800 number that seems to magically secure appointments is now being passed hand-to-hand at church groups, cafes and work places.
Okato pensioner Ros Bazley - who turned 80 on Monday - said she was told about the 0800 number by her friends.
Frustrated pensioners skip Covid-19 vaccination queue
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People sent to wrong address to get Covid vaccine in Albany Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 2:10PM
People heading to the Albany covid vaccination centre this morning had to be redirected to the correct address on Oaklands Road five minutes away. (Photo / Google Maps)
People sent to wrong address to get Covid vaccine in Albany Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 2:10PM
People heading to the new Covid vaccination centre in Albany have arrived at a community centre only to learn that the actual clinic is on a neighbouring street 1.8km away.
The wrong address was sent to people who received confirmations of their vaccine appointments at the Albany community vaccination site, which opened today.