North Canterbury News: June 25, 2021
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Vaccinationsfor<br />
therestofAotearoa<br />
NewZealand<br />
TheCOVID-19vaccination rolloutfor thegeneral population<br />
starts from theend of July.<br />
OurCOVID-19vaccination programme hasbuilt momentum<br />
steadily since February. We arevaccinating around 100,000<br />
peopleaweekatthe moment. In thesecond half of theyear<br />
we hittop speed andeveryoneinNew Zealand aged16and<br />
over will be able to be vaccinated.<br />
Moving to the general population<br />
So far, vaccinations have been made availabletothose mostat<br />
risk of gettingCOVID-19tolimit thechances of it getting into the<br />
wider population.<br />
With more vaccinesupply coming on,and having ramped up our<br />
infrastructure, vaccinations foreveryoneelse in NewZealand<br />
aged 16 and over (the generalpopulation) startfrom28July.<br />
This is averylargegroup of people. To makethisflow smoothly,<br />
we will breakthisdownbyage bands.<br />
Allpeopleaged60pluscan book theirvaccinationsfrom28July.<br />
Then,two weekslater,peoplewho are55plus. From there, new<br />
agebandswill be openedupevery 2–3weeks basedonconfirmed<br />
deliveriesofthe vaccineand thespeed of rollouttoearlier groups.<br />
By midtolateAugust,invitations should be open forpeopleover<br />
45.Bymid to late September, invitations should be open forthose<br />
over35, witheveryoneelse beingeligiblefrom October.<br />
Invitations<br />
Most peoplewill getadirect invitation to book–eitherbyemail,<br />
text,phone call or in thepost. Youwillthenbeabletobookthrough<br />
Book My Vaccine,anewnationalbookingsystemthatwill be online<br />
from 28 July,orphoneanewnational call centre.Availabilityof<br />
bookingslots (the date,timeand place youcan be vaccinated)<br />
will vary between districthealth board(DHB) regions.<br />
Once youare eligible to be vaccinated, youcan be vaccinated<br />
at anytime. Thereisnocut off.<br />
Registration<br />
Even if your ageband isn’t open, everyoneaged16and over will<br />
be abletogotoBook My Vaccine to registerfor an invitationfrom<br />
28 July.Registrationmeans we willbecertain to have your correct<br />
contactdetails and when your agegroup is opened, youwill getan<br />
invitationtelling youit’syour turn to book.<br />
Getting avaccination<br />
Step 1<br />
Step 2<br />
Step 3<br />
Receiving an invitation<br />
We’llcallorsend youanemail,textorlettertoinvite<br />
youtobook.<br />
Makeyour booking<br />
From 28 July,gotoBook My Vaccine or call thenew<br />
national call centretobookbothdoses,ortoregister<br />
if your ageband isn’topenyet.<br />
Get your vaccination<br />
Have your first vaccinationdose.<br />
3–6weekslater have your second vaccinationdose.<br />
If youdon’t hear from us, or areconcerned, youcan register<br />
foryour vaccinationthrough thenew national Book My Vaccine<br />
booking system at anytimefrom28July.<br />
Importantdates<br />
28 July People60+ Vaccinations open<br />
11 August People55+ Vaccinations open<br />
MidtolateAug People45+ Invitations shouldopen<br />
MidtolateSept People35+ Invitations shouldopen<br />
October People16+ Invitations should open<br />
Other ways to get vaccinated<br />
As we go throughthe year therewill be otherwaysfor people<br />
to be vaccinated. These willincludeworkplace vaccinations and<br />
other targetedvaccinationeventsacrossthe country. Forsome<br />
remote ruralcommunities we will vaccinate allage groupsatthe<br />
same time to makeiteasierfor them.Our successful whānaucentredapproachtovaccinations<br />
will continue forMāori and<br />
Pacific communitiesand those withdisabilities.<br />
Findout more at Covid19.govt.nz
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