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Aotearoa has been on its largest immunization program for two weeks, with nearly 10,000 border workers vaccinated against Covid-19 so far.
After the border workforce of 12,000 people have received their first vaccinations, the next people in line for the hits are their family members and household contacts.
These vaccines are expected to begin next week. There are an estimated 50,000 people in this group.
The launch of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country began on February 20, when MIQ workers at the Jet Park hotel facility in Auckland delivered the first hits.
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Since then, at least 9,431 people have received their first doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. More than 70 percent of those people, 6,688 people, had been handed over to the Auckland region, government figures as of midnight Tuesday show.
Megan Main, MIQ deputy secretary of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, said in a statement Saturday that they were proud that people were doing the right thing by stepping up and being part of the first phase of deployment.
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Drew Faiva imagined being vaccinated against Covid-19, in Auckland on February 20, 2021.
“MIQ and border workers know they are on the first line of New Zealand’s defense against Covid-19. Thanks to their commitment and hard work, we are helping to protect New Zealanders from the virus, ”he said.
In areas like Nelson and Marlborough, the smaller workforce meant that household contacts were vaccinated at the same time as workers, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said Wednesday.
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Ikemoke Tamaki-Takaeri in the photo receiving his Covid-19 vaccine.
MIQ Joint Chief Brigadier General Jim Bliss said the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine was a major milestone in New Zealand’s fight against the virus.
“Offering the vaccine to our border and MIQ workers and those with whom they live will provide a critical additional line of defense to keep them, their whānau, and our communities safe and well, and will help prevent Covid-19 from spreading to our communities, “he said. saying.
“It is an additional layer to help protect all New Zealanders against Covid-19. Getting vaccinated is key to ensuring the gains we’ve made and protecting our hard-won freedoms. “
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It includes frontline workers such as ambulance personnel, people in GP clinics, and coronavirus testers.
After vaccination of household contacts, the next people in line for injections are front-line health and emergency personnel, of whom an estimated 57,000 people belong to this group.
The general population is not expected to receive their jab before the second half of the year.
So far, the launch of the vaccine in New Zealand is ahead of schedule, and vaccination rates this week were even slightly higher than in Australia.
This week, the third batch of the Pfizer vaccine landed in Auckland, bringing the total number of doses currently available in the country to 200,000.
The Pfizer vaccine is a two-dose vaccine and doses are given approximately three weeks apart.
New Zealand has obtained 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine in total, enough for 750,000 New Zealanders. It also has advance purchase agreements for three other Covid-19 vaccines: Janssen, Oxford University / AstraZeneca, and Novavax.
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Dawn Tamati photographed receiving her Covid-19 vaccine.
To date, 14 district health boards across the country are implementing the immunization program for border and MIQ workers, including Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Capital and Coast, Manukau, Hawke’s Bay, Lakes counties , Nelson / Marlborough, Northland, Sur, Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Waikato and South Canterbury.
The Government’s next vaccination update will be Wednesday, March 10, and this will include updated vaccination numbers.
According to the World Health Organization, it was a historic week for the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative, with more than 20 million doses of vaccine now delivered to 20 countries.
In the next week, COVAX is expected to deliver 14.4 million doses to another 31 countries.
