The Bay of Plenty District Health Board says it will not turn away unvaccinated people from its services.
A written statement from the DHB said it had become "aware of some misinformation" in the community that patients who had not received the Covid-19 vaccine could not receive treatment at both Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals.
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DHB acting chief operating officer Bronwyn Anstis said this was not correct, saying it would not discriminate against patients who had not been vaccinated.