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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
It’s dial a jab time
DHB unveils new Covid strategy programme lead Maree Munro. No appointment was needed at the community Health vaccinators will go anywhere in Waipā to events as Munro revealed an opportunistic angle to protect the community from Covid-19 in a strategy getting vaccinated at other vaccination places too. unveiled by Waikato District Health Board (DHB) this “Wherever you see a flag, just walk on in and see if week. you can get your vaccination done then and there.” The DHB will mobilise teams to do vaccinations at Nearly 75 per cent of Waipā’s eligible population events where there are sufficient numbers – if they are had received their first dose at the start of the week asked. but among the eligible Māori population of 6822 And it’s Māori, aged 12-39, the DHB has in its people, it was only 44.4 per cent. sights as the percentage of the eligible population “We’re hitting the hard-to-reach which is the 12-39 who have had their first and age group. That’s the second Covid doses lags way numbers we’ve really “Having the vaccinations at the marae behind non-Māori. created a safe and comfortable space for got to target,” said The DHB says it will go to the local community to get vaccinated” - Munro. marae, sporting and whānau Mangatoatoa Marae, Quinton Tunoho events on request so everyone south of Kihikihi, could get protected by opened its pā for Christmas. vaccinations on Tuesday. It is the largest vaccination campaign of its Cultural Well-Being pou tiaki Quinton Tunoho said type in Waipā and saw the DHB and Raukura the vaccination team was welcomed on to the marae Hauora o Tainui heading out this week to at 10am and got straight into it. Korakonui Community Hall, Mangatoatoa Marae “Some of our staff took the ‘plunge’ to get and Crossroads Town Hall in Tokanui, Pirongia vaccinated.” Memorial Hall and the Kio Kio United Sports Club in The marae was a safe and comfortable space for the Ōtorohanga. local community to get vaccinated he said. “We’re looking at how we get out into the Munro said the DHB had done things differently community. We’re very open to meeting their needs, right from the start because Waikato was unique doing things that work for them. These are busy given its high Māori and rural population. people so it’s about taking the vaccination service “We were with our kaupapa Māori right from the out to them,” said the DHB’s Covid-19 vaccine outset.” Continued on page 2
The Covid vaccination roadshow team is welcomed by Pūniu River Care to Mangatoatoa Marae in Tokanui this week.
By Mary Anne Gill
Getting their vaccinations in high-viz were, from left Shane Cassidy, Ngaire-Anne Steedman and Chase Purcell-Farrar watched by Moana Maniapoto and the nurse vaccinator.
Thumbs up from locals - Mere Te Huia and Shane Tamaki.
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