GP and Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, Dr Nikki Turner, is taking us along on her COVID-19 vaccine journey. Over the next few weeks she will be capturing her experiences from her first vaccine through to her second dose for the Ministry of Health.

Her newest diary entries will be added here as they become available.

Day 1: First dose

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Day 2: 24 hours after the first dose

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Day 13 after first dose

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Day 21: Receiving the second vaccine dose

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Day 22: The day after the second dose

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Day 35: The final entry‍

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