On Monday 4 April, it was announced that Otago Polytechnic would be suspending our Ko Kā Tikaka Mate Korona / Covid-19 Vaccine Policy.
This decision followed a short consultation period with learners and staff, and also took into account advice and information we had received from Te Pūkenga, the Chief Medical Officer of the Southern DHB and the University of Otago.
In Monday’s email, we indicated that we were working through the feedback we received during the consultation period.
Thank you again to everyone who responded to our consultation feedback survey. We received well over 800 comments which provided a wide range of perspectives on the issue of Covid-19 vaccination.
Whilst we aren’t able to respond to every piece of feedback received, we do want to respond to some of the more common concerns and questions.