The vaccination requires two doses and the second will be administered in three weeks time, the spokesperson said. The immunisation clinics will be administered by trained vaccinators from general practices in Dunedin and Invercargill, with support from the WellSouth Primary Health Network and Southern DHB’s Public Health Immunisation Team. The doses were transported to Dunedin and Invercargill in special containers, directly from the ultra-low temperature storage facility in Auckland. Southern DHB medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack called the roll-out “a milestone for our district”. “We are extremely grateful to the ports for all of their assistance in getting this important vaccination work started, and particularly for helping to protect their communities,” she said.
Smelter queried over hazardous waste stockpiled near beach stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The aluminium smelter at Bluff has stockpiled more than 100,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste less than 100 metres from a fast-eroding Southland beach.
The smelter company will not reveal its plans for the hazardous waste, despite international industry guidelines it has signed up to that say it should.
The government said earlier this month it remained completely blind about what contamination the closure of the smelter at Tiwai Point might leave behind.
Spent cell liner waste contains hazardous chemical compounds including fluoride and cyanide, and produces explosive gases when mixed with water. It is sometimes called SCL, Spent Pot Lining, or SPL.
Tiwai Point smelter stockpiles 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste near Bluff beach
21 Feb, 2021 07:31 PM
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The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Photo / NZH
RNZ
By Phil Pennington of RNZ
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter at Bluff has stockpiled more than 100,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste less than 100 metres from a fast-eroding Southland beach.
The smelter company will not reveal its plans for the hazardous waste, despite international industry guidelines it has signed up to that say it should.
The government said earlier this month it remained completely blind about what contamination the closure of the smelter at Tiwai Point might leave behind.
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