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The Northern Region Health Coordination Centre was unable to provide specific details on its plans for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the Mahurangi region when approached by Mahurangi Matters last week, though did outline its general strategy.
A spokesperson said the centre was in ongoing discussions with GP clinics across the Auckland region to support the vaccination rollout and was also working with aged residential care providers on an “outreach model” to vaccinate their residents.
Vaccination centres will be set up and opened gradually over the next two months.
The first vaccination centres to open in the Auckland region were in south Auckland, including the first Marae-based vaccination centre at Manurewa Marae and a Pasifika vaccination centre in Otara.
“The reason why we have opened centres in south Auckland first is because this area has been highlighted by the Government as an area of priority to reduce the chance of future outbreaks given its location to border access points,” the spokesperson said.
Earlier this month, the first city-centre based vaccination centre opened in Elliot Street in Auckland.
