All 26 people who have died in New Zealand
from COVID-19 were older people.
Carole undertook
research into the impact of COVID-19 on Elders from October
to November 2020, finding that while Elders felt safe and
well-informed during the 2020 lockdowns, they are still
afraid to go out, are limiting their lives, and are
experiencing high levels of social disconnectedness and
hardship.
“Elders did so well managing that long
period of social isolation and now there is a challenge to
reconnect,” she says.
Carole’s report,
Safe?
The Impact of COVID-19 on Elders, calls for urgent
investment in restoring Elder social connectedness and is
Bay of Plenty region has one of the highest decline rates of immunisations as Covid-19 vaccine rolls out
14 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.
The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.
One in 10 children in the Bay of Plenty didn t get vaccinated against dangerous diseases because their parents declined treatment.
However, one doctor has concerns the decline rate in children would be much larger with adults as the Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.