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Covid-19 vaccinations have begun in Waikato, starting with the vaccinators themselves. The region will begin immunising its border workers at managed isolation MIQ facilities from Friday (File image). Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Health Aotearoa's vaccine roll-out got officially underway last week in Auckland, with about 100 vaccinators receiving their first Pfizer jab. This afternoon, 28 people received the first of their two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a dedicated centre in Hamilton. The region will begin immunising its border workers at managed isolation (MIQ) facilities from...

"I feel quite privileged to be the first one to get the vaccine,” Tamati said. “I truly believe in immunisations, they're so important, and I feel like I'm doing my part. Immunisations are about keeping our whānau, our hapu, our iwi and our communities well, and I feel like I'm doing that today." Leanne Smith administered the first injection and says it was "quite an honour" to do it. Ministry of Health The ultra-cold freezers for storing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can get down to -80 degrees Celsius. "It's been such a wait for something that we've all wanted and to actually start v...

Letter from the Editor: We asked students, parents and teachers, ‘Are you OK?’ They said ‘no’ Updated Feb 18, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 Students and families from throughout Michigan share their stories of struggling through school during the COVID-19 pandemic.MLive Staff Facebook Share A few weeks ago, I wrote to you about the stresses associated with the COVID pandemic, and how that dove-tailed with an ongoing reporting project MLive has devoted to the issue of mental health in Michigan. This past week, we delivered more of this vital reporting, with a focus on the psychological a...

It's a philosophy not lost on games manager Rachel O'Connor. "It could be anyone from your well-trained athlete to just somebody getting out there for the first time. "Our first time entrants this year are about 39 percent of our overall entries, so just short of 2000 so it's fantastic to see them giving this event a go, but yeah it's literally anyone and everyone." And they're not all old-timers. "So each sport has a minimum age. We've got a couple of sports that start at 20 otherwise around that 30 to 35 mark, so it's a lot younger than you would expect. "And we've had a huge growth in the ...

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