COVID-19 vaccinations summary

Second Boosters Administered 1,088,761
Total Doses Administered 13,423,295
First Boosters Administered 2,781,380
Percentage of 12+ who have completed primary course 85.5%
Percentage of eligible 50+ who have received second booster 57.4%
Percentage of eligible 18+ who have received first booster 72.5%

Metrics on this page can use one of two views of the data - An operational view or a person view.

All data comes from the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR). The operational view shows all doses administered in New Zealand. The person view shows the vaccination status of people regardless of how that was recorded or whether it was in New Zealand. Those who have been vaccinated overseas will only appear in the person view, they will not appear in the operational view. The person view includes all people that are currently alive and in AIR.

On 12 June 2024, the estimated population was changed to be sourced from AIR instead of the most recent Health Service User (HSU).

Total vaccinations

  Vaccinations last week Cumulative total
Primary Course Doses (12+) 66 8,021,927
Booster 1 86 2,781,380
Booster 2 502 1,088,761
Booster 3+ 4,118 1,099,054
Paediatric First Dose 5 272,672
Paediatric Second Dose 0 159,005
Infant First Dose 0 202
Infant Second Dose 0 142
Infant Third Dose 3 152
Total doses 4,780 13,423,295

This table is an operational view.

Definitions

  • Cumulative total: All vaccinations that have been administered and entered into the Aotearoa Immunisation Register and including Sunday 8 September 2024.
  • Vaccinations last week:  Over the 7 days up to and including Sunday 8 September 2024.

Booster breakdowns

Booster counts by ethnicity

Ethnicity Booster 1 (16-17) Booster 1 (18+) Booster 2 (50+)
Māori 406 258,971 67,915
Pacific Peoples 183 156,319 29,456
Asian 702 469,059 66,754
Other 2,353 1,834,468 707,315
Total 3,644 2,718,817 871,440

This table is a person view.

Booster 2 uptake by age group

Age Group Eligible Received Uptake
30 to 34 209,716 43,309 20.7%
35 to 49 643,313 134,615 20.9%
50 to 64 732,581 299,064 40.8%
65+ 784,560 572,376 73.0%

This table is a person view.

Vaccine uptake percentage by age band

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Vaccine uptake percentage by District of residence 12+

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*Note, this figure does not include 0-11 year olds

*Note, this figure does not include 0-11 year olds

Vaccinations by week

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* Note, Third Booster + is defined as any booster dose received after a person’s second booster.

* Note, Third Booster + is defined as any booster dose received after a person’s second booster.

This chart shows the count of vaccinations administered in a given week from the Aotearoa Immunisation Register.

 

Note some records are entered in the register at a later date than the immunisation was received. This means that the figures for a given date may move for some time after that date.

Adverse events following immunisations (AEFI)

Like all medicines, the COVID-19 vaccine may cause side effects in some people. These are common, are usually mild, don’t last long and won’t stop people from having the second dose or going about daily life. Serious allergic reactions do occur but are extremely rare.

Suspected AEFI to COVID-19 vaccines are reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM). Medsafe is closely monitoring the AEFI reported from the use of the COVID-19 vaccine and will report regularly on their findings.

View Medsafe data on COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects following immunisation