Surprise over more than 13-hundred District Health Board staffers refusing vaccination against Covid
Surprise over more than 13-hundred District Health Board staffers refusing vaccination against Covid
18 November 2021
That's the number of staff members who've been stood down for not getting their first jab by Monday.
Waikato DHB has the highest number of staff to be stood down with 154, followed by Bay of Plenty with 123, and Counties Manukau with 119.
When it comes to highest proportions, the Northland, Taranaki, Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast DHBs - all have four percent of their staff stood down.
College of GPs Medical Director Bryan Betty didn't expect the numbers to be so high.
He says it's a real concern that people are willing to sacrifice their jobs based on beliefs.
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