Saturday, 10 July 2021, 1:11 pm
This is the year the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the
biggest immunisation campaign in New Zealand history. For
the NZ population over 16 years old, the NZ Government has
declared that by the end of 2021 the programme will be
complete, for those who wish to be vaccinated. Inherent in
this undertaking is the assumption that, by 2022, the
immunisation uptake will have reached sufficient levels for
population immunity to begin to take hold, substantially
protecting NZ from further outbreaks. This in turn will
allow New Zealand to begin to gradually open its borders.
There are several factors that are putting this commitment
Article – The Health Reformist This is the year the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the biggest immunisation campaign in New Zealand history. For the NZ population over 16 years old, the NZ Government has declared that by the end of 2021 the programme will be complete, for those who …
This is the year the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the biggest immunisation campaign in New Zealand history. For the NZ population over 16 years old, the NZ Government has declared that by the end of 2021 the programme will be complete, for those who wish to be vaccinated. Inherent in this undertaking is the assumption that, by 2022, the immunisation uptake will have reached sufficient levels for population immunity to begin to take hold, substantially protecting NZ from further outbreaks. This in turn will allow New Zealand to begin to gradually open its borders. There are several factors that are putting this commitment at risk. These include a slow vaccine rollout performance, vaccine hesitancy, limited
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Latest: Two Covid cases in MIQ, none in the community Fri, 2 Jul 2021, 12:53PM
More than 50 people are still being sought after a Covid-infected Australian tourist took a weekend break in Wellington last month. (Photo / File)
Latest: Two Covid cases in MIQ, none in the community Fri, 2 Jul 2021, 12:53PM
There are no new cases of Covid in the community and two new cases in managed isolation today, the Ministry of Health says.
A third historical case has also been identified after a person arrived from Inida on June 12 and tested positive for Covid on day 12.
One of the latest two cases arrived from South Africa on June 25 and tested positive on day five of their stay. The second arrived on June 29 from the United Kingdom and was confirmed with Covid during a day one routine test.
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Media release from the Minister of COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins
Friday 2 July 2021, 03:48 PM
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Retired and overseas-trained health professionals and the wider health workforce can now join New Zealand’s expanding vaccinator workforce, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today.
The Government has changed Medicines Regulations to allow more health workers to be trained to give vaccinations – to lend a hand as we move to the next phase the biggest vaccination campaign in New Zealand’s history.
“We’re calling on retired nurses, people who have trained overseas but are not registered here, and those in the kaiāwhina workforce – who work in our health system already in roles such as healthcare assistants – to join our vaccinator team,” Chris Hipkins said.