Southern Covid-19 vaccine programme lead Hamish Brown says there's been good response from the public to take up the Covid-19 vaccine, particularly in recent weeks. Southern Covid-19 vaccine programme lead Hamish Brown says he's “delighted” with the response from the public in Southland and Otago, where two-thirds of the population have received their first jab. On Friday, 290,318 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been delivered in these regions to date – 95,698 of which were second doses. This number is down from 100 on Thursday, and most of the contacts are in Auckland. Medical officer of health Dr Michael Butchard said preliminary data from 3 pm showed more than 143 Covid-19 tests were taken in Southland and Otago on Friday.

Source: Stuff September 03, 2021 06:11 UTC