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By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller Pasifika account for nearly half (43.4%) of Covid deaths per 100,000 people since the Omicron outbreak began, TheCoconet can reveal. 87 Pacific peoples with Covid-19 have died since 19 January, according to Ministry of Health data obtained by TheCoconet. No other ethnic group in New Zealand is dying relative to their overall population more than Pasifika. The entire Pacific population is shortly above 350,000. Māori stand at 23% of deaths per 100,000 people....

By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller Pasifika account for nearly half (43.4%) of Covid deaths per 100,000 people since the Omicron outbreak began, TheCoconet can reveal. 87 Pacific peoples with Covid-19 have died since 19 January, according to Ministry of Health data obtained by TheCoconet. No other ethnic group in New Zealand is dying relative to their overall population more than Pasifika. The entire Pacific population is shortly above 350,000. Māori stand at 23% of deaths per 100,000 people....

The Government is providing a $1.5 million dollar boost to the Prepare Pacific Community Vaccination Fund. This will directly support Pacific