The government has put $39 million towards a targeted Māori Covid-19 vaccination strategy, which includes $24.5m for the development of community support services to be run by Māori health providers. READ MORE:* No official Covid-19 vaccination target and plenty of uncertainty before herd immunity is reached* Covid-19: South Aucklanders prioritised in vaccine roll-out 'step in right direction'* Covid-19: 51% of New Zealanders willing to take vaccine - survey* Covid-19: A year since first Covid-19 case and Government admits comms plan for Māori still in developmentMinistry of Health/RNZ There will be a whānau-centred approach to the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine for Māori, the government says. A Ministry of Health-commissioned survey found Māori and Pasifika were less confident about the safety and quality of the Covid-19 vaccine than the rest of the population. Despite this, Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi won't tell tangata whenua they must get the vaccine. “Mine and Deb's job here in this parliament is to make sure the pathway is clear for those who choose to take the vaccine.”Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi is urging Māori to get reliable information on the Covid-19 vaccine.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2021 20:48 UTC