Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4:56 pm
Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and
certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the
vaccine roll-out after border and frontline healthcare
workers.
Following this group will be over-65s and
people with underlying health conditions across the country.
The vaccine will then be distributed to the remainder of the
population.
The SMC asked experts to comment on the
roll-out plan.
Dr Collin
Tukuitonga, Associate Dean Pacific, Faculty of Medical and
Health Sciences, University of Auckland,
comments:
“I think it’s fantastic that
south Auckland is a priority in the vaccine roll-out.
We’ve been lobbying for this to happen for some weeks now.
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COVID-19 vaccine: Kano identifies 509 health facilities for vaccination
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By Bashir Bello
The Kano State government on Monday says it has identified no fewer than 509 health facilities, that will be used for administering of the COVID-19 vaccination in the state.
The state Coordinator, Technical Response Team, Dr Tijjani Hussaini, who stated this during a sensitisation meeting on roll out plan for the Covid-19 vaccination also said the Frontline health workers tops list of persons to be vaccinated in the vaccination exercise which will be carried out in four phases.
Hussaini said the second phase focuses on the remaining health workers and people above 50 years while the third phase focus on people with underlying health issues and the fourth phase focus on other target population.
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March 07, 2021
(From left) May Nogoy, Susanna Ho, and Kimberley Carder, help people lead healthier, happier lives.
South China Morning Post
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. We celebrate International Women’s Day by speaking to three women, Kimberley Carder, May Nogoy and Suzanne Ho, who have done much to help women – and men – in Hong Kong lead healthier, happier lives.
For Carder, a clinical psychologist who grew up in Hong Kong, her second career as an MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, which she launched into while studying for a doctorate in clinical psychology, helped shape her therapeutic approach, which emphasises the mind-body connection.“How we take care of our body is in direct relation to what’s going on in our mind. I always ask [clients], ‘What is your sleep like, your eating, your movements?’ How can you expect your mental health to be able to function if you don’t have a heal