Although a huge 1583 doses were given on Super Saturday, Porirua sits slightly behind the regional average with 67 per cent fully vaccinated and 85 per cent with at least one dose.
As a whole, the Wellington Region currently sits at 68 per cent fully vaccinated, with 88 per cent with at least one dose.
Ora Toa PHO Covid-19 response Logistics and Engagement lead Ivana Pereira said they were trying to go out to spaces where the community – particularly youth - gathered.
"We're trying to target our rangitahi to get vaccinated ... a lot of them are on a lot of social media, so we just want to make sure they have reliable, accessible information at hand," she said.
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She said the pop-up would include music, food and the opportunity to chat with their favourite rugby stars.
"In our pop-up clinics we're always trying to make it as less like a clinical environment as possible, so it's comfortable for them.
"We'll have a bit of music and a bit of entertainment and it sort of takes away that anxiety for them.
"We've got a lot of local stars that play for the Lions and are quite well known here around here, so perhaps even seeing their local stars getting vaccinated may flip that switch."
Wellington Lions players will be available to answer questions at the game. Photo / Supplied
The pop-up had the capacity to deliver several hundred doses of the vaccine, but were also available just for a chat and a korero.
"If people are a bit wary about the vaccination, seek our reliable sources of information – I see a lot of youth nowadays just relying on Facebook and TikTok, social media websites that aren't very accurate.
"And we'll always here to talk and just have a korero – providing a safe space for them to ask any questions they want."
