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He Huarahi Rerekē
Finding an alternative rongoā
Some local residents are reluctant to take the current Covid-19 vaccine because of their health issues while others feel they're being forced to get the vaccination to keep their jobs.
Murupara Medical Centre took on board their concerns and Dr Conlon told the media in 2021 that he ordered an alternative rongoā (medicine) from overseas to help provide a second option for his communities of Te Ika Whenua to consider. Before his interim suspension, he asked MedSafe to release the rongoā to the Murupara Medical Centre.
In support of Dr Conlon's plea last year, some local residents picked up their pens and wrote to MedSafe asking the authority to release the medicine.
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