A team of vaccinators from the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) vaccinated 38 residents and staff at Kenderdine Park Rest Home on day one of the region’s Aged Residential Care outreach programme.
Moalele Tualagi
Kenderdine Park was chosen as a starting point for the programme as it sits in the heart of South Auckland - a community highlighted as a priority within the national vaccination programme.
Clement Jury with his grandfather’s portrait
Owner Jennie Herring said they felt honoured to be the first centre receiving vaccinations.
“We pride ourselves on creating a healthy, safe and happy environment for our residents so to have them protected from COVID-19 Is a huge step in ensuring they continue to stay safe and well.”
As well as starting vaccinations in aged care facilities this week, the NRHCC is also finalising agreements with several GP practices and urgent care providers across the region so that they too can deliver vaccines to support the roll-out.
Josephine Quedley
A number of new large vaccinations centres and small local centres will also be opening in the next few weeks across the Auckland region.
Details and locations will be announced soon.
Baljit Sidhu
For more information on the vaccine roll-out, visit Unite Against COVID-19().
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