Fears for thousands of kids in emergency housing as Covid outbreak grows
Race is on to vaccinate families of thousands of kids are in Auckland emergency housing.
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Vouchers with vaccination are part of a new normal to encourage people to get inoculated.
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Northland principals ask for more clarity around tougher rules for unvaccinated teachers.
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Auckland today enters day 50 of its lockdown as restrictions ease slightly.
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October 6 2021 There are 39 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and a person in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital dies of the virus, Dr Caroline McElnay says. Thirty of today's cases are in Auckland and nine are in Waikato.
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"We are fully qualified, are able to help and some of us can start as soon as tomorrow".
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Māori have to be targeted with a different approach.
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It comes ahead of Auckland moving to the first step of its road map tonight.
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However, the Government won't force every Kiwi to get a shot.
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People who have been against getting vaccinated are now lining up for the jab.
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