Online booking issues for booster jab to continue until Jan 17

Online booking issues for booster jab to continue until Jan 17
Booster shots have been available since Jan 5 in NZ. (Image: Deposit Photos)
Henry Burrell
The Ministry of Health says the Book My Vaccine website can’t take bookings for four-month window booster shots until Monday, Jan 17, because “necessary operational changes” are being made.The government changed its recommendation in December and now allows people over 18 in to get their third shot against covid-19 four months after their second dose rather than the previously stated six months.However, eligible people can only get a booster vaccine by trying a walk-in appointment as the Book My Vaccine site has not yet been u...

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