COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATES |
COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATES |
More than 18,000 vaccine doses administered yesterday; 215 cases; 87 in hospital - 8 in ICU24/11/2021
There were 18,880 first and second vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up of 6,496 first doses and 12,384 second doses. To date, 92% of eligible people in New Zealand have had their first dose and 84% are fully vaccinated. As of 9am today, more than 1,664,000 million requests for a My Vaccine Pass had been processed. COVID-19 vaccine updateTotal first and second vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 7,386,242: 3,853,592 first doses (92%); 3,532,650 second doses (84%) Click here for more information News article 22 November 2021 The Ministry has updated the position on the use of saliva for diagnostic testing for COVID-19. This means saliva testing for surveillance purposes for some groups of workers can be reduced from twice weekly to once a week, and there is no need for a follow-up nasopharyngeal swab to confirm a positive saliva test result. Effective immediately, permitted workers crossing the Alert Level boundary who have chosen saliva testing to meet their testing requirements will only need one saliva test within a seven-day period not two saliva tests. From 15 December permitted workers will need proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a test taken no more than seven days prior to crossing the boundary. Click here for more information |
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