Walk-in patients for Covid vaccination may be stopped in Northland
29 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall with a Covid booklet during a media briefing with the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
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Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall with a Covid booklet during a media briefing with the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
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Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Public health nurses may stop people arriving for their Covid vaccination in Northland without appointments if the vaccinators are busy and to ensure there are enough vaccines for booked patients.
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University of Canterbury Professor Michael Plank is adamant that vaccinating the young is vital to ensure New Zealand reaches herd immunity. The DHB is also introducing a priority line for kuia and kaumātua, and leaving afternoons free for walk-ins. We ll take those who turn up. If they want to be vaccinated, we will vaccinate. She said there was confusion about where to get the second jab and clarified that both doses of the vaccine needed to be taken at the same place. Northland family doctor Andrew Miller was not surprised that the region was lagging behind in terms of its Covid-19 vaccination target.
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Survey: Significant gaps in NZ s emergency departments Covid-19 preparedness
28 Apr, 2021 05:16 AM
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The recent survey detailed significant gaps in emergency departments (ED) Covid-19 preparedness, highlighted by senior medical officials across all New Zealand DHBs. Photo / File
The recent survey detailed significant gaps in emergency departments (ED) Covid-19 preparedness, highlighted by senior medical officials across all New Zealand DHBs. Photo / File
Practices crucial to restricting Covid-19 transmission are going untested and even ignored in New Zealand emergency departments, according to a recent study.
However, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine president says this is simply a byproduct of the overwhelming demand emergency departments are experiencing.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Alleged border breacher in Northland put in MIQ
28 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Western Australian Government has assured the New Zealand Health Ministry the man taken into managed isolation posed a low risk. Photo / NZME
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Western Australian Government has assured the New Zealand Health Ministry the man taken into managed isolation posed a low risk. Photo / NZME
A man in Northland was taken to a managed isolation facility yesterday
two days after allegedly breaching border control rules when he arrived in the country before travelling north. It was revealed on Monday