4 Apr 2023

Tai Rawhiti rollout of second Covid booster going well

From First Up, 5:35 am on 4 April 2023

Anyone aged 30 and over is now eligible for a second covid booster. So far, 89 per cent of the eligible population have had their first two doses of the vaccine, and 73 per cent have had the first booster. Just over 57,000 of those who have had a second booster are under the age of 50. You may rememember last year, the government made a huge push for people to get the first two vaccine shots and the first booster. So what are things looking like with this jab? Especially in areas where vaccine uptake has traditionally been low. Nathan Rarere asked Turanga Health chief executive Reweti Ropiha from Tairawhiti how the roll out is going in his neck of the woods.