Talofa lava, Mālo e lelei, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālo Ni, Ni sa bula vinaka, Noa’ia, Mauri, Tena koutou katoa <<First Name>>,
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Aucklanders will wake up tomorrow to a new day and a new Level - Level 3! As of yesterday, 99,013 (58.9%) Pacific people* have had a least 1 Covid vaccination in the Metro Auckland region. Well done to all of our Pacific community who have taken up the offer to be vaccinated.
There are still many more Pacific to be vaccinated. This Pasifika Post concentrates on providing information on when and where you can go to get vaccinated. This includes three Pacific communities (Samoa, Cook Island & Niue) doing mass vaccinations at the end of this week.
If you have friends or family members who are not sure about getting the vaccine, talk to them and direct them to places where they can find trusted information.
Take care of yourselves Auckland! Malo le onosa’i.
Karyn Ne’emia & The Pacific Equity Team,
Alliance Health Plus
*This data is sourced from CIR and the enrolled population.
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All Community Vaccination Centres in Auckland
are now accepting walk-ins.
This means you can just show up at any of the sites to get your vaccine without a booking. If you prefer to book you can do this by:
- Visiting bookmyvaccine.nz.
- Phone 0800 21 12 21 (the Pacific Covid Vaccination Healthline)
- Phone 0800 005 281 (the West Auckland Pacific Helpline - view the flyer)
- Phone your GP Clinic to see if they are giving Covid vaccinations
View a list of Community Vaccination Centres here.
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Fesola'i Va'aiga Tuigamala 'INGA THE WINGER'
Covid Vaccination - "Let's do this together"
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All Black and Manu Samoa Great Fesola'i Va'aiga Tuigamala (aka 'Inga the Winger') joins our very own AH+ Clinical Director Dr Hinamaha Lutui to share Covid vaccination information with our Pacific community.
VIDEO 1: "Let's do this together. If not for ourselves then for our children and definitely for our grandchildren". Watch the short 2min video here and please share the link with your congregation and networks.
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VIDEO 2: Inga set his own fears aside to get the Covid-19 vaccine, giving him the best chance of being around for many years to come, for his children and grandchildren. Pacific and Maori have higher rates of obesity, diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, and we know that catching Covid can be more serious for people with these conditions. The vaccine helps protect us.
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These videos can also be seen and shared on the Alliance Health Plus Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages.
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Covid message for our Samoan community
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Tali, who is Deputy Head boy at Mount Albert Grammar School, and his mother tested positive for Covid-19 and ended up in quarantine together.
Tali along with a couple of his fellow school friends produced this educational video for the Samoan community based on their experience of Covid and MIQ.
We acknowledge Tali and his family for their courage in sharing their story. Fa'afetai lava.
Click to watch.
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Pasifika Community Vaccination Pop-ups
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This week there are three Pacific vaccination events being hosted by Samoa, the Cook Islands and Niue. The events are all at different locations in Mangere, see the flyers below for full details.
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SAMOAN community drive-through vaccination event
Samoa tatou tutū fa'atasi! A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination event is being held at the Mangere Town Centre.
People aged 12 years or older can come along in their family bubble and receive the vaccination. Dates and times below, follow Alliance Health Plus and Prepare Pacific on facebook for more info.
- Friday 24th - Sunday 26 September
- 9am - 6pm
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NIUE community drive-through vaccination event
Niue, omai ke tutu ki luga moe kau fakalataha. A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination event is being held at the LDS Church, 15 Robertson Road, Favona.
People aged 12 years or older can come along in their family bubble and receive the vaccination. Dates and times below, follow Alliance Health Plus and Prepare Pacific on facebook for more info.
- Thursday 23rd September, 8am - 6pm
- Friday 24th & Saturday 25th September, 8am - 4.30pm
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COOK ISLANDS community drive-through vaccination event
Paruru ia koe – Paruru ia tatou. A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination event is being held at Atiu Hall, 7 Atiu Place, Mangere.
People aged 12 years or older can come along in their family bubble and receive the vaccination. Dates and times below, follow Alliance Health Plus and Prepare Pacific on facebook for more info.
- Thursday 23rd - Saturday 25th September
- 8.30am - 4.30pm
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HELP WITH ESSENTIAL COSTS
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The Ministry of Social Development can help with essential costs such as food, accommodation (rent, mortgage or board), utilities (power, water and gas) and medical and dental costs. Even if you don't think you qualify, call them and have a chat. They may be able to help even if you are still working.
Read the flyer in Samoan, English, Tongan, Cook Islands Reo, Te Reo Māori
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Real life story of Covid-19
You may have seen Amanda on the news as part of the latest Covid outbreak. See her empowering story of how she caught Covid while pregnant and gave birth at 30 weeks. Watch the video here.
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TUESDAY 21st SEPT | 7pm - 8pm
Vaccination Zoom Fono for Pregnant Pasifika Mums
The Immunisation Advisory Centre and Moana Research are hosting a Zoom Fono for pregnant Pasifika mums and those who are working with pregnant Pasifika mums, wanting to know more about the Covid-19 vaccine.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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"Know Your Vaccine"
Zoom Education Session with the Otara Community
On Wednesday 15th September Alliance Health Plus partnered with INSPIRE Charitable Trust to provide another Covid Community Zoom Q & A session for the wider Otara community. The invitation was spread far and wide across the local board, community groups, NGOs, local providers and more. The breakout rooms had clinicians speaking English, Samoan & Tongan language which was very popular and feedback from attendees was very positive.
A family who had 12 members test positive for Covid-19 attended the Zoom and shared their moving experience. The family spoke about working alongside Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone (Director of Pacific Health, Ministry of Health), Fepulea'i Margie Apa (CEO at CMDHB) and Pauline Fuimaono Sanders (General Manager of the Northern Region MIQ facilities) to help improve the process and experience for our Pacific people who test positive for Covid-19 and end up in MIQ. They acknowledged the support of South Seas Healthcare, The Cause Collective and other Pacific Providers.
The english language session was live streamed on facebook, if you would like to watch it you can do so here.
If your church group or community group would like a similar session, please feel free to contact Alliance Health Plus on admin@alliancehealth.org.nz and we can arrange it.
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DRIVE-THROUGH VACCINATION
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Airport Park and Ride Vaccination Centre | Verissimo Drive
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Trust Arena Vaccination Centre | Henderson
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What you need to know:
- Go to https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz and enter the code SSG8TAHIGU
- One booking will allow you and anyone in your vehicle (aged 12 years and over) to be vaccinated.
- Cars must have 2 people minimum.
- Take your NHI (Health number) with you to make processing faster.
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Public Health Physician Dr Corina Grey and her research team, Manawataki Fatu Fatu for ACCESS (https://healthierlives.co.nz/research/access/), at the University of Auckland, are conducting a qualitative research study looking at Māori and Pacific people’s experiences of heart health care, with the aim of identifying where they could be making improvements in the heart health care.
If you or anyone you know might be interested, survey interviews will be conducted over Zoom/phone during Alert Levels 4 and 3. The interviews will last 30-60mins and participants will receive a $50 petrol or supermarket voucher for their time.
Please email manawafatu@auckland.ac.nz or call 0800 262629 if you would like to take part or find out more information. Further details below and here.
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If you have any feedback regarding the newsletter itself, or it's content, please feel free to send us your feedback (karynn@alliancehealth.org.nz). Our facebook page @mamashouseAH is where we engage directly with our community - why don't you join us there!
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