Posts Tagged ‘Pasifika communities’

Pasifika make up half the cases in the current outbreak of Omicron variant

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

Pasifika people are making up about half the cases in the current outbreak of the Omicron variant in New Zealand. And the Ministry of Health is urging the Pacific communities in New Zealand to receive their booster vaccination to protect themselves against the Omicron variant. Ministry of Health Pacific health director Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone said in Read more

Church leaders preach the good word about vaccines

Thursday, August 12th, 2021
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Church leaders are preaching the good word – this time urging people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Their campaign aims to fight against “echo chambers” of misinformation on social media amongst their communities. “We know that 80 percent of Pasifika communities have some sort of affiliation with churches, church communities,” says John Kleinsman, director of Read more