The Pasifika Medical Association says when rollout goes wider, consideration should be given to putting South Auckland near the top of the queue, particularly the most medically vulnerable. The latest outbreak centred on Papatoetoe High School and its surrounding suburbs has added to the urgency for vaccinating vulnerable populations of South Aucklanders as soon as possible.
The South was also disproportionately hit by Auckland's large August cluster. With the airport based in Mangere and a high number of South Auckland residents working on the border and quarantine facilities - should a regional priority rollout be the next step? Kathryn Ryan speaks with Dr Api Talemaitoga, a distinguished fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and Chair of the Pasifika GP Network, also Dr Vanshdeep Tangri, clinical director for Whanau Ora community clinics and Darryl Evans, chief executive of Mangere Budgeting Services Trust.
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