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Wednesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
NEWS 21<br />
deadly<br />
Growing waitlists for<br />
Scouts, leaders sought<br />
IMMUNISE: Professor Helen Petousis-Harris says<br />
combination vaccines are likely to start appearing.<br />
asymptomatic or mild infections.<br />
“They started off with a hiss<br />
and roar because they were quite<br />
well-matched to those circulating<br />
variants,” she said.<br />
“As that shifted, the ability to<br />
prevent initial infection in the<br />
first place – that was what you<br />
saw wane first, and then the<br />
ability to prevent mild disease,<br />
whereas you see that protection<br />
against more severe disease<br />
holding.”<br />
She says there’s a lot of work<br />
going on to get better vaccine<br />
solutions.<br />
“These are things like<br />
intranasal vaccines – so vaccines<br />
you sniff – or skin patches . . .<br />
you want them in your upper<br />
respiratory tract to catch that<br />
virus as soon as it appears. So<br />
we’re likely to see that sort of<br />
thing coming along, hopefully (in<br />
the) near rather than far future<br />
now.<br />
“And that of course has got that<br />
spillover for other respiratory<br />
infections as well. Covid’s not<br />
the only game in town. Influenza<br />
causes us grief every year, along<br />
with other respiratory viruses.”<br />
Petousis-Harris says there<br />
could be combination vaccines –<br />
attacking several viruses in one<br />
shot – in coming years.<br />
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• By Sasha Watson<br />
BOYS AND girls are unable to<br />
join Scout groups in the district<br />
due to not enough leaders.<br />
Scout groups in Lincoln,<br />
Rolleston, Ellesmere, Darfield<br />
and West Melton have up to 50<br />
youth on their waiting lists.<br />
Said <strong>Selwyn</strong> zone leader Tracy<br />
Webster: “<strong>Selwyn</strong> being a highgrowth<br />
area, there are more<br />
youth wanting to attend and<br />
we don’t have enough leaders to<br />
take the youth off the list.”<br />
Webster said the number<br />
waiting “varies between the<br />
groups and the sections” with<br />
some having less than 10 while<br />
others have significantly more.<br />
“Recently there have been<br />
leaders having to leave the movement<br />
due to other commitments,<br />
and with the rise in youth in the<br />
district, we need to reach out to<br />
the wider community to replace<br />
these leaders,” she said.<br />
“To become a leader, you need<br />
to be over the age of 18 and<br />
be able to complete and pass<br />
a police check. There is some<br />
training required once you have<br />
received your warrant.<br />
“Leaders also get to have fun<br />
too.”<br />
GOOD TIMES: Scouts at the Leeston Christmas parade.<br />
There are five sections in the<br />
Scout movement: Keas for ages<br />
five-to-eight, Cubs for ages<br />
eight-to-11, Scouts for ages 11-<br />
to-14, Venturers for ages 14-to-<br />
18, and Rovers for ages 18-to-26.<br />
Leaders participate in a<br />
variety of activities, such as<br />
weekly meet-ups, camping,<br />
fun days, and organising and<br />
supporting decision-making.<br />
Said Ellesmere scout leader<br />
Rachael Carruthers: “I have<br />
been a leader for about nine<br />
years – my eldest son had a<br />
fabulous time in the Kea<br />
section.<br />
“My youngest is now in the<br />
venturer category; we’ve stayed<br />
for so long because scouting<br />
really is that much fun.<br />
“Being a leader gives you a bit<br />
of a buzz, and the opportunity<br />
to give back to your community<br />
and become a fundamental part<br />
of children’s development.<br />
“You also get to hang out with<br />
some very cool people and gain<br />
a sense of accomplishment.”<br />
Scouts offer children the<br />
chance to learn about the<br />
outdoors, music, games and<br />
crafts, while gaining valuable<br />
leadership skills and selfconfidence<br />
– all while having<br />
fun.<br />
• To find out more, go to<br />
https://scouts.nz<br />
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