Canterbury man, 108, receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

June 2, 2021

Bill Mitchell, 108, decided to get the jab. (Source: Other)

One of New Zealand's eldest residents has been vaccinated against Covid-19. 

At 108 years old, World War II veteran Bill Mitchell from Canterbury recently got his first jab.

When it was all over, he asked his vaccinator: "Is that all?".

Mitchell's jab is one of 1900 doses given across more than 30 aged care facilities in Canterbury so far.

He told 1 NEWS he'd been "very chesty lately", so it was one of the reasons he decided to get vaccinated.

The centenarian is planning to get his second jab in about six weeks.

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