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Vaccinations for Maori made great progress on Super Saturday.
A record 21,000 vaccines were administered to Maori yesterday.
Associate Minister for Health Peeni Henare told the Weekend Collective the total number is a good thing, but those that came forward for their first dose is just as important.
"Over half of those numbers were first-time vaccinators, so that's absolutely fantastic, but we still know we've got more to go, but we'll tick the box on yesterday and call it a success."
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A hugely positive day for Maori on Super Saturday.
Across the country, a record-breaking 130,002 people got a Covid-19 jab yesterday with 21,000 of them Maori.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare told The Weekend Collective while the total number is good, what’s also important is the number of people getting their first jab.
“With the Maori numbers, I can tell you that over half of those numbers were first-time vaccinators, so that's absolutely fantastic, but we still know we’ve got more to go, but we’ll tick the box on yesterday and call it a success.”
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A suggestion more work needs to be done following the Super Saturday vaccination drive.
Just over 130,000 doses were administered nationwide.
It means at least 85 per cent of the eligible population has had their first dose.
But Auckland University epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson told the Weekend Collective the vaccine push is far from over.
“500,000 eligible Kiwis who are not vaccinated, and that’s where we need to turn our energy to now. We need a different approach.”
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A suggestion more work needs to be done following the Super Saturday vaccination drive.
Just over 130,000 doses were administered nationwide.
It means at least 85 per cent of the eligible population has had their first dose.
But Auckland University epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson told the Weekend Collective the vaccine push is far from over.
“500,000 eligible Kiwis who are not vaccinated, and that’s where we need to turn our energy to now. We need a different approach.”
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National's health spokesperson is hailing Super Saturday as a "wonderful" day and a real success.
A record-breaking 130,002 people got a Covid-19 jab across the country yesterday.
Deputy Leader Shane Reti spent the day vaccinating in a coastal community in Northland.
He told The Weekend Collective he's happy with the day's numbers.
“I thought if we got anything over 100,000, so the target’s been about 50,000 a day and I thought if we can double that, that it was going to be a good outcome. So I think we should all be pleased to have achieved that.”
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National's health spokesperson is hailing Super Saturday as a "wonderful" day and a real success.
A record-breaking 130,002 people got a Covid-19 jab across the country yesterday.
Deputy Leader Shane Reti spent the day vaccinating in a coastal community in Northland.
He told The Weekend Collective he's happy with the day's numbers.
“I thought if we got anything over 100,000, so the target’s been about 50,000 a day and I thought if we can double that, that it was going to be a good outcome. So I think we should all be pleased to have achieved that.”
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A political commentator says this is one of the worst weeks for the Government when it came to messaging.
After a muddled roadmap for Auckland at the start, it all ended with 60 cases across Auckland, Northland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Former politician turned commentator Peter Dunne told The Weekend Collective it could be the week the extended honeymoon the public's had with the Government has started to wane.
"There seems to be a sense abroad now that what everyone thought of what was happening previously is now not clear what the direction is. There's a sort of a sense of indecision and lack of clarity."
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A political commentator says this is one of the worst weeks for the Government when it came to messaging.
After a muddled roadmap for Auckland at the start, it all ended with 60 cases across Auckland, Northland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Former politician turned commentator Peter Dunne told The Weekend Collective it could be the week the extended honeymoon the public's had with the Government has started to wane.
"There seems to be a sense abroad now that what everyone thought of what was happening previously is now not clear what the direction is. There's a sort of a sense of indecision and lack of clarity."
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National says the Government needs to move urgently to make vaccination mandatory in more frontline roles.
Cabinet ministers are due to discuss the issue tomorrow.
National Covid-19 Response Spokesman Chris Bishop says he expects them to agree to make vaccination mandatory for all healthcare workers dealing with Covid cases.
He told The Weekend Collective it's something he's been calling for and fully supports.
“Frankly, probably taken too long. At the moment, you could be a nurse, working on someone with Covid in ICU, and not have to be vaccinated. It’s pretty nuts.”
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National says the Government needs to move urgently to make vaccination mandatory in more frontline roles.
Cabinet ministers are due to discuss the issue tomorrow.
National Covid-19 Response Spokesman Chris Bishop says he expects them to agree to make vaccination mandatory for all healthcare workers dealing with Covid cases.
He told The Weekend Collective it's something he's been calling for and fully supports.
“Frankly, probably taken too long. At the moment, you could be a nurse, working on someone with Covid in ICU, and not have to be vaccinated. It’s pretty nuts.”
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