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If you are travelling this summer, you could get COVID-19 while you are away from home. Make sure you're prepared if you need to test or isolate.

If you get cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms while away from home, take a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) immediately. Do not wait until you get home.

If you test positive for COVID-19 while on holiday, you will either need to stay where you are, make plans to isolate elsewhere or to return directly to your home. You can only return home if you or someone you are travelling with can drive there. If you cannot drive home, it is likely you will need to stay where you are for your isolation period. You must not use public transport or do any long-distance road travel that requires an overnight stay or interisland travel.

If you are isolating while on holiday or at home, find detailed advice about managing your symptoms and what to do while you are self-isolating on the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Health Hub: https://covid19.health.nz/advice/

From 18 November 2022, Māori and Pacific Peoples aged 40-49 will be eligible for a second booster to provide additional protection against serious illness from COVID-19.

This decision follows advice from the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group (CV-TAG) that extending eligibility of second booster doses will assist in supporting higher vaccination rates among Māori and Pacific people, who are currently over-represented in COVID-19 hospitalisations in this age bracket.

Everyone is encouraged to stay up to date with their recommended vaccinations to protect from the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and death from COVID-19. You can find the second booster eligibility criteria here: https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-boosters?

You can book all COVID-19 vaccinations via Book My Vaccine: https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/