Registered nurse Carmen Johnson administers the first Covid-19 vaccine in Central Otago to infection-control nurse Iza Haspela at Dunstan Hospital in Clyde yesterday.PHOTO: SIMON HENDERSONThe first of hundreds of Central Otago health workers received their first Covid-19 vaccination yesterday. Infection-control nurse Iza Haspela was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine at Dunstan Hospital and afterwards said she felt good. Each person given the vaccine was guided through the process by a dedicated nurse, who asked questions and provided health information. The hospital had been supported by Southern District Health Board immunisation co-ordinator Meg Paulin and infection prevention and control specialist Jill Gerken. All 180 Central Otago Health Services staff had been offered bookings to receive the vaccine this week or next week.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 28, 2021 16:30 UTC