Taranaki people are jumping at the chance to have booster shot earlier than planned with around 15,000 shots predicted to be administered by the end of this week.
A Government announcement before Christmas reduced the time from six months to four months between receiving a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and the booster, meaning the number of people eligible for a booster shot in January almost doubled.
Vaccination clinics reopened after the Christmas break on January 5 and were immediately busy as people took the opportunity to increase their immunity by getting their booster shot.
With the current demand standing at around 1000 booster doses daily, Bevan Clayton- Smith, senior responsible officer for the Taranaki Covid-19 Vaccination programme, is confident that 15,000 doses could be exceeded by the end of the week.