160 Pacific people and families were pleased to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a successful Pacific Vaccination Day. The successful day marked the start of the Wellington Region’s DHB’s strategy to vaccinate more than 5000 Pacific people and their families over the coming months.
A combined effort by the Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast DHBs, Te Awakairangi and Pacific Health Services NaeNae, the roll out for Group 3 i.e. for Pacific, Maori older people, disabled people, people with long-term medical conditions was well received by the Hutt’s Pacific community.
Although the day was successful, some people are still worried about getting vaccinated. To help answer some of the questions people have been asking and to reassure them, here’s Clinical Nurse Lead for Pacific Health Services, Luana Penese in a series of short videos. (Over the coming months other health professionals will also answer peoples’ questions in a series of short videos.”
