Alliance Group Ltd’s Nelson plant is rolling out covid-19 vaccinations to staff and immediate family members within their “bubble”.
Sixty-nine workers and 10 of their family members received their first covid-19 vaccinations at the plant on Thursday in a joint initiative between Alliance and Te Piki Oranga Ltd, a local Māori healthcare provider. Approximately 40 employees at the plant have already been vaccinated.
Te Piki Oranga staff worked with the Nelson plant’s health and safety manager Sheryl Edwards to provide the immunisations at the plant. The second of the two vaccinations required will be provided at the plant in six weeks’ time.
“We’re committed to keeping our people and the community safe from the threat of covid-19,” Alliance Group Nelson plant manager Steve Baird said.
“Alliance is a large employer in the region, so we were pleased to partner with Te Piki Oranga to support this initiative.
“There was a positive response from staff to the offer. Those who wanted to have the vaccination were booked in and given a time to attend.
“We’re really proud of our people who are once more stepping up in tough times in the best interests of the country. It’s for this reason the safety standards we set are so important.”
