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Mahurangi’s first Covid-19 vaccination centre celebrated successfully performing 10,000 vaccinations earlier this month.
The centre, operated by Coast to Coast Health Care at 72 School Road in Wellsford, opened on May 26.
Coast to Coast Health director Dr Tim Malloy said Coast to Coast was proud to have reached the milestone.
“We are equally pleased that the public have been amazing and the feedback they have given us has been really quite useful and reinforcing,” he said.
He added that far from being overwhelmed, the vaccination centre had spare capacity and could offer vaccinations to almost anybody who wished to have it.
The centre in Wellsford is now fully integrated with the national booking system available at www.bookmyvaccine.nz. This should offer Mahurangi residents a booking at their nearest vaccination centre rather than directing them to the North Shore, as happened previously.
If it fails to do so, residents wanting a vaccination in Wellsford can call Coast to Coast Health Care directly to make a booking.
Dr Malloy said he was especially pleased by the positive response from the public, which he noted was unusual, especially given the anxiety that often accompanies getting an injection.
He added that Coast to Coast was unaware of any of its patients suffering any major ill-effects from the Covid-19 vaccine, though patients had experienced expected symptoms such as sore arms, tiredness and headaches.
Dr Malloy said one patient suffered a “medical event” at the centre, but this was unrelated to the vaccine and occurred prior to it being administered. He said he could not comment on the nature of the event for privacy reasons.
He said Coast to Coast was currently vaccinating more than 270 people a day, five days a week, with the capacity to operate more days of the week if necessary. He said it was easy to set up an appointment. An appointment for the second injection could be made when getting the first vaccination.
