Dan's story: I'm fully vaccinated to protect my family and my community
“I’m fully vaccinated against COVID-19 not just for myself, but mostly for my family.”
Dan is Samoan, plays a mean keyboard and jokes that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is his long-lost twin brother. Dan also lives with a disability and is our Project Advisor working alongside many tagata sa’ili malo/Pacific disabled people, their aiga, community leaders and providers.
“My job means I go out and meet a lot of people, so there’s a risk of being exposed to COVID-19. The thought of passing the virus to older and vulnerable family members does not sit well with me. But I know that being vaccinated means I’m less likely to transmit the virus to loved ones.”
We fully support the Government’s initiative to vaccinate 90% of eligible New Zealanders. Current data shows that 43% of disability service users and 39% of Pacifica people in Auckland aged 16+ are fully vaccinated. We think our community can do better than this. That’s why we created Tiaki to work alongside regional and local vaccination efforts to bring disabled people and their aiga closer to the vaccine.
“This is how I’m contributing to my community. I’m helping to make traveling and gathering with friends and family safe again. I’m doing my bit to protect the people you care for too.”
"I’d like our Pacific community to listen to and have a talanoa with experts who have dedicated their lives studying the safety of vaccines. Please talk to a trusted family doctor about the benefits of getting the vaccine.”
If you have a disability and live in Auckland, we can support you to access the vaccine. Call us on 0800 824 5872.
Samoan translation:
“O a’u o se tagata ua uma ona faia laú tuipuipui mo le fa’amaí o le Koviti-19 e puipuina ai a’u ae maise la’u aiga atoa”.
O Tanielu o se tagata e tele o ana taleni taua e pei ole musika. O ia o se tagata sa’ili malo e nofo tumau ma lona aiga i Aukilani. O ia fo’i e galue i le ofisa o le Taikura Trust e aunoa ma le fesoasoani mo tagata e iai o latou manaoga fa’apitoa.
E taua lava lenei galuega aua le fesoasoani i le tele o Tagata Sa’ili Malo ma latou aiga ta’itasi e mauaina ai se saoga lemu.
E taua lava ia te a’u le taua o le tuipuipui o lenei fa’ama’i ina ia ou mafai ona fa’atino ai lenei galuenga fa’pitoa. E le iai sa’u mana’o fo’i e pisia lenei fa’ama’i i tagata o lo’o mafatia i nisi fa’ama’i fa’apea fo’i tatou tagata matutua.
O lo’o fa’aali mai i lipoti mai le malo sili o le atu’unuú, e na o le fa sefulu iva pasene o Tagata Sa’ili Malo ma tolu sefulu iva pasene le aofa’i o Tagata Pasifika ua uma ona faia latou tuipuipui. Matou te laolagoina ai le mataupu a le malo e tuipuipui ai le iva sefulu pasene o tagata uma o le atunu’u.
Olea ua matou amatina ai lenei galuega fa’apitoa o le Tiaki, e feasoasoani ai le tatou Tagata Sa’ili Malo uma o e o lo’o mana’mia ai le tuipuipui.
O a’u o se tagata Pasifika ma ua ou faia le tuipuipui aua le puipuina o lau soifua maloloina fa’apea fo’I la’u aiga ae maise uo ma tagata eseese.
Out e talosaga atu i tagata o le Pasifika, e tautua mo oe ma lau aiga, e te fa’aso’ota’i i lou foma’i pe a iai ni vesili e uiga i le tuipuipui.
A faapea o loo e feagai mase manaoga faapitoa ma o loo e alala i Aukilani, e maua le fesoasoani a le aufaigaluega, mo le tuipuipui o le koviti-19. Faafesootai mai le numera 0800-8245872.
Published 30 September 2021