North Canterbury News: April 29, 2021

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North Canterbury News, April 29, 2021
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Withthe vaccine,
it’s allpossible
Our immunity againstCOVID-19 is incredibly important.
Because it brings morepossibilities forusall.
Possibilities like keeping our way
of lifeintact; our kids being able
to learnwithout worryingabout
interruptions;orbeing able to
plan gatherings with whānau,
or team trips away, without fear
of them getting cancelled.
Immunity can bring us all this,
as well as morecertainty in our
jobs,and moreconfidence in our
businesses. With the strength of an
immune system madeupof all of
us,together we can, and will, create
morefreedom, moreoptions,and
morepossibilities foreveryone.
The COVID-19 vaccineisa
triumph of modern science
Creating the COVID-19 vaccines
took aglobal effort. The world
unitedtotake onthe challenge,
with medical professionals and
scientists from across the planet
workingthousands of hoursto
bring it to us quickly and safely.
OurPfizervaccine worksbyteaching
yourimmune system to fight off the
virus. Once you’ve had both doses
ofthe vaccine it has been shown to
be up to 95% effective at stopping
youfromcatching COVID-19. It also
greatly reduces symptoms ifyou
do catch COVID-19 –making it far
less likely thatyou’ll fall seriously ill,
or pass it on to others.
Along with our existing actions like
scanning QR codes with Bluetooth
turned ‘on’,and staying homewhen
you’re sick, getting the vaccine is
the bestway to protect Aotearoa
againstCOVID-19.
Find out which vaccination group
you’re in, andwhatyou need to
know, at Covid19.govt.nz/myvaccine
Thestronger ourimmunity,
thegreater our possibilities.
Covid19.govt.nz/vaccines