Important COVID vaccination information for Port of Tauranga workers

The Government’s latest bor­der order makes Cov­id-19 vac­cin­a­tion com­puls­ory for some groups of port work­ers (those sub­ject to the cur­rent test­ing require­ments).

As a res­ult, the loc­al DHB, in part­ner­ship with Ng?ti  Ran­ginui, will again be offer­ing vac­cin­a­tions on site to make it easy for port work­ers to access.

Vac­cin­a­tions will be avail­able next week (from 16 August) at the Hull Road test­ing centre and appoint­ments are avail­able 12 noon to 5 pm Monday to Fri­day.

For the week begin­ning 23 August, vac­cin­a­tions will be avail­able at the Sul­phur Point test­ing centre, same open­ing hours.

Port work­ers or their employ­ers can make appoint­ments by phoning 022 410 1582.

If these times don’t suit, port work­ers can make an appoint­ment at one of the DHB’s main vac­cin­a­tion centres at First Aven­ue or Bay­park.  To access a pri­or­ity appoint­ment at one of these sites, work­ers should call 027 279 3879.

Whanau of vac­cin­ated port work­ers are also eli­gible for vac­cin­a­tions.  House­hold mem­bers can be vac­cin­ated at the Sul­phur Point test­ing centre (which is out­side the Port of Taur­anga secur­ity gate) or at the pub­lic vac­cin­a­tion centres at First Aven­ue and Bay­park. The num­ber for whanau to book pri­or­ity appoint­ments is 0800 829 000, or they can use the web­site https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/ (port work­ers’ whanau are in Group 1).

Thanks for your ongo­ing help to keep port work­ers, their whanau and our com­munit­ies safe from Cov­id-19.