North Canterbury News: September 30, 2021
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Leaders urge Covid vaccination<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Community leaders are stepping up to<br />
encourage people to get vaccinated<br />
against Covid19 in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Aworkplace incentive in Hanmer<br />
Springs to win $1000, and an Oxford<br />
doctor’s advocacyfor the Covid19 vaccine,<br />
are proving effective.<br />
At the HanmerSprings Thermal Pools<br />
and Spa 95 percent of the staffhave taken<br />
the opportunity to go in the drawtowin<br />
$1000 by becoming fullyvaccinated.<br />
Vaccine advocate Dr Richard Clinghan<br />
is alsohelping motivate peopletoget<br />
vaccinated against Covid19 by<br />
encouraging them to considerwhat a<br />
world without the Covid19 vaccine would<br />
be like.<br />
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa<br />
manager Graeme Abbot says he is thrilled<br />
withthe response to his incentive,but he<br />
is hoping to encourage an evenbigger<br />
percentage of his staff to get vaccinated.<br />
‘‘I am very mindful thatduringthe<br />
course of ayear aroundhalf amillion<br />
peoplewillvisit the pools. It is in the best<br />
interest of stafftobefully vaccinated.<br />
‘‘This incentive is all aboutfully<br />
protecting them and thepeople who visit<br />
the pools,keeping them all safe,’’ he says.<br />
Dr Clinghan, who is ageneral<br />
practitioneratthe Oxford Community<br />
Health Centre and author of Jenny and<br />
The Eddies, acomic bookabout viruses<br />
and the importance of vaccines, says in a<br />
world without the Covid19 vaccine New<br />
Zealand would have to remainclosed from<br />
the rest of the world, or we wouldhave to<br />
let the infectionin.<br />
‘‘The only way to control the infection<br />
would be prolongedlockdowns,limited<br />
numbers at events and comprehensive and<br />
intensivecontacttracing and selftesting,’’<br />
he says.<br />
People would also havetoselfisolate<br />
frequently which would interfere with<br />
their education, jobsand mentalhealth.<br />
‘‘Otherwise, we would have to livewith<br />
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Vaccine advocates ... Graeme Abbot, chief executive of the Hanmer Springs Thermal<br />
Pools and Spa, and Oxford doctor Richard Clinghan, are encouraging people to get<br />
vaccinated.<br />
the infection.’’<br />
This would mean accepting that<br />
hundreds of thousands of people would<br />
have to sufferwith the longterm<br />
complications of Covid19, intensivecare<br />
unitswould be overwhelmed with<br />
ventilated patients with no room for<br />
emergencies, deaths of thousands of<br />
people wouldoccur and the healthcare<br />
system wouldbecrippled with delayed<br />
specialist appointments and elective<br />
surgeries.<br />
‘‘Instead we can all shoulder some of the<br />
burden of Covid19 and takeonatiny risk<br />
that we will have aseriousadverse event<br />
to the vaccine,and protectnot only<br />
ourselves,but the peoplewelove around<br />
us that might be tooyoung or vulnerable to<br />
have the vaccine, and our wider<br />
community,’’hesays.<br />
‘‘At present, too manypeopleare<br />
considering the riskbetween havingthe<br />
vaccine andnot havingthe vaccine.<br />
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risk of having avaccineagainst the risk of<br />
getting the infectionand what impact that<br />
has not onlyonourselves, butthe whole of<br />
society.’’<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> and West Coast District<br />
HealthBoard figures show about 80<br />
percent of <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s eligible<br />
population is now eitherfullyvaccinated,<br />
has had asingledose or is booked to<br />
receive their vaccination.<br />
‘‘We have vaccinated more than 354,000<br />
peoplewith at least theirfirst dose and<br />
more than 178,000 with their seconddose,’’<br />
the board’s senior officer responsible for<br />
the Covid19 response in <strong>Canterbury</strong>, Dr<br />
Helen Skinner says.<br />
In <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> more than 48,000<br />
peoplehave been vaccinated in<br />
Waimakariri,Hurunui and Kaikoura<br />
districts, with at least theirfirst dose, and<br />
more than 26,000 with theirsecond dose.<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> has 107 vaccination clinics<br />
acrossthe province,with more being<br />
added each week.<br />
Covid pushes Rotary book fair to November<br />
The annual Rangiora Rotary Book<br />
Fair has been pushed out until<br />
Friday, November 26 and Saturday,<br />
November 27.<br />
Covid19 protocolsare behindthe<br />
shiftindates,sothe RotaryClub can<br />
ensure everyoneislookedafterinthe<br />
club’s spiritofcaringfor the Rangiora<br />
community.<br />
Organiser Bruce Walker says the<br />
fair,which will be heldatthe <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> A&P showgrounds on<br />
Ashley Street, attracts alarge crowd,<br />
and is eagerly anticipated.<br />
It is also amajorundertaking by the<br />
club.<br />
‘‘We hope everyone will supportour<br />
book fair on the new,’’ he says.<br />
Bruce says the community support<br />
for the Rotary book salehas been<br />
amazing withoffers of bookdonations<br />
coming in from allover <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
‘‘There has alreadybeen agenerous<br />
supply of books,’’says Mr Walker.<br />
However people can stilldonate<br />
books. Collection bins will be<br />
available at Rangiora New World and<br />
the ZService station from Monday,<br />
October 4.<br />
The book fair wasoriginally heldin<br />
the Conway BookShop by Haroldand<br />
Mary Conway, and in recent years it<br />
has been held at the Rangiora<br />
Borough School Hall.<br />
‘‘Theschool has providedgreat<br />
support, but withthe restrictions<br />
imposed by Covid19 the change of<br />
date conflictswith the school<br />
activities,’’ he says.<br />
This has meant achange of venueto<br />
the Tin Shed at the showgrounds.<br />
‘‘It is the idealalternativewith<br />
plenty of space for book loversto<br />
browse at their leisure,’’says Bruce.<br />
Fundsraised from the booksale go<br />
back intothe Rangiora community to<br />
support awide range of activities.<br />
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