Lakes DHB has apologised after claims its staff turned children aged 12 to 15 away from a Rotorua vaccination site despite them now being allowed to get the jab.
In the 1pm press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet had agreed to make the Pfizer vaccine available for 12 to 15-year-olds, of whom there are an estimated 265,000 in New Zealand.
Previously, approval had only been given for those aged 16 and over.
Today NZME was contacted by a woman who said a number of families were turned away when they brought their children to their appointment at the Rotorua vaccination site.The woman, an essential worker who spoke anonymously, wanted her 12-year-old child vaccinated to protect her as well.