25 Aug 2021

Auckland's second drive-in Covid-19 vaccination centre opens

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm on 25 August 2021

Auckland's second drive-in vaccination centre is finally up and running, with the aim to vaccinate 1500 people a day during lockdown.

Health officials claim the centre was planned pre-lockdown, but a decimated health workforce due to self-isolation rules delayed its opening. But the good news is wait times appear to be well below those reported at testing stations.

Here's reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro.