The 48-year-old died on Wednesday, just five days after receiving the vaccination.

Groups across health, government, business, academia, Māori and communities have been formed to give strategic advice and guidance for the COVID-19 vaccines.

If you are a healthcare professional (or a retired health professional) and interested in being part of the COVID-19 vaccine delivery, the Ministry of Health would love to hear from you. Please register your interest via https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-information-health-professionals/join-covid-19-surge-workforce. (If you would like a role other than as a vaccinator, we would still love to hear from you).

A few friends have asked my thoughts on the covid jab(s) so I thought it was time to write an article on the topic. All my friends had not heard most of the details I shared, so I figured you might appreciate hearing some of what I told them. Knowing how contentious this issue is, part of me would rather just write about something else, but I feel like the discussion/news is so one-sided that I should speak up. As I always strive to do, I promise to do my best to be level-headed and non-hysteric