8 Oct 2021

Why vaccination numbers are low in parts of South Auckland

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 8 October 2021

Parts of South Auckland, along with the Barrier islands and Wellsford are among the worst in the region when it comes to vaccination rates per thousand people.

Data released by the Ministry of Health shows the suburb of Ōtara has the lowest uptake. Just 62 percent of people have received one Pfizer vaccine and 36 percent two shots.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro went to find out why.