COVID-19 vaccine data

COVID-19 vaccinations summary

Second Boosters Administered	982,800
Total Doses Administered	12,666,524
First Boosters Administered	2,773,363
Percentage of 12+ who have completed primary course	90.1%
Percentage of eligible 50+ who have received second booster	55.1%
Percentage of eligible 18+ who have received first booster	73.0%

Metrics on this page can use one of two views of the data. An operational view or a person view. There are two main differences between the views which result in slightly different totals.

Occasionally doses that are recorded as first doses in CIR are actually a person's second doses. This means they will appear as dose 1 in the operational view but will appear as completed primary course in the person view (this is a data entry issue only and does not impact the dose that the person received).
Those who have been vaccinated overseas will only appear in the person view, they will not appear in the operational view.

In short, the operational view shows how doses administered in New Zealand were recorded in CIR. The person view shows the vaccination status of people regardless of how that was recorded or whether it was in New Zealand.

Total Vaccinations

	Vaccinations last week	Cumulative total
First dose	20	4,032,039
Second dose	13	3,985,246
Third primary	3	34,662
Booster 1	175	2,773,363
Booster 2	912	982,800
Booster 3	1,590	427,557
Paediatric First Dose	25	271,694
Paediatric Second Dose	30	158,276
Infant First Dose	1	139
Infant Second Dose	2	114
Infant Third Dose	1	64
Total doses	2,840	12,666,524

This table is an operational view.

Definitions

Cumulative total: All vaccinations that have been administered and entered into the COVID-19 Immunisation Register and including Friday 29 September 2023.
Vaccinations last week: Over the 7 days up to and including Friday 29 September 2023.

Booster breakdowns

Booster counts by ethnicity

Ethnicity	Booster 1 (16-17)	Booster 1 (18+)	Booster 2 (50+)
Māori	1,053	254,639	61,668
Pacific Peoples	706	154,952	27,162
Asian	2,129	461,008	59,685
European/Other	6,312	1,824,706	668,735
Unknown	33	19,266	3,637
Total	10,233	2,714,571	820,887

This table is a person view.

Booster 2 uptake by age group

Age Group	Eligible	Received	Uptake
12 to 17	-	148	-
18 to 34	-	34,622	-
35 to 49	634,981	109,689	-
50 to 64	729,923	280,806	38.5%
65+	759,115	540,081	71.1%

This table is a person view.

Vaccine uptake percentage by age band

A graph showing the ages of people getting the COVID vaccine in New Zealand.

Vaccine uptake percentage by District of residence 12+

A graph showing where the most COVID vaccines are being administered. — * Note, this figure does not include 5-11 year olds

* Note, this figure does not include 5-11 year olds

Vaccinations by week

A graph showing how many COVID vaccinations are happening each week.

This chart shows the count of vaccinations administered in a given week from the COVID-19 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

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