From Friday, New Zealanders aged 55-59 will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccine, five days earlier than planned. There are about 300,000 people in this group.
People in the 55-plus age band who haven’t already been vaccinated will receive an invitation by letter, text and email, or they can go to Book My Vaccine to make an appointment, Ministry of Health Primary Care Lead Vaccination and Immunisation Programme Dr Joe Bourne says. “Because of the great response we’re seeing from the earlier groups, we are now in position to open the 55-plus age band for vaccinations earlier than we planned,” Dr Bourne says. “This is also due to the hard work of District Health Boards, which continue to add capacity to their vaccination programmes.” People