PROTECTED: Te Wiremu House Lifecare & Village resident Sue Cooper receives a Covid-19 vaccination from Hauora Tairawhiti public health nurse Millie Cook (left) and clinical nurse specialist Sarah Garrett. Picture by Paul Rickard
Vaccinating Tairawhiti residents in Group 1 (people that work at the border, in managed isolation facilities and their household contacts) and Group 2 (front-line workers and people living in high-risk places), is progressing well, a health board spokesperson said.
Group 3, a large group which consists of those aged 65
and over, those who have a relevant underlying health condition, are disabled, are pregnant, live in a custodial setting, such as a prison, have severe mental illness, people who have hypertension that is not well controlled with medication, and those who are severely obese, will be contacted by Hauora Tairawhiti or their health provider to book a vaccination for June or July.
Hauora Tairawhiti provided some early vaccinations to a small group of Group 3 members last month.
Vaccinating Group 4, which will be all other members of the public, will start from July. This is expected to take until the end of the year.
