Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming says those who have raised their hands to help in Auckland are heroes. Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming has praised the volunteers, saying he only expected half a dozen people to answer the call for help. READ MORE:* Covid-19: Southern contacts grow to 73* Covid-19: Dr Jack urges Southlanders to mask up* Covid-19 vaccine centre opens in Dunedin mallThe group determined that redeploying specialist staff from other regions was an immediate way to provide backup and support. By 4pm, 25 staff from the Southern DHB, WellSouth Primary Health Network, Gore Health, and Waitaki District Health Service had volunteered, he said. The Southern Covid-19 vaccination programme has delivered 284,066 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to date, 93,157 of which were second doses.

Source: Stuff September 02, 2021 06:55 UTC