30 Nov 2021

Covid-19: Taranaki vaccination events moved due to safety concerns

From Morning Report, 7:46 am on 30 November 2021

Vaccination events in Taranaki are being shifted indoors or abandoned as vaccinators come under physical and verbal attack from people opposed to the jab.

The District Health Board says police are now being warned in advance of vaccination events in an effort to keep staff safe, while iwi health providers have beefed up vaccination teams to help keep an eye out for troublemakers.

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.