But the Canterbury District Health Board is still losing 79 unvaccinated staff as the 'no jab, no job' policy for health workers kicks in.
Chief executive Dr Peter Bramley said the mandate had created a challenging situation for some personnel.
The board was losing four doctors, 23 nurses and 52 other staff.
"The process has been carried out in a relatively short time frame, and we are sad to be losing staff who have provided excellent care and service during their time with us," Bramley said.
"The DHB is working hard to manage service delivery impacts following the departure of unvaccinated staff, to ensure continuity of care to the Canterbury community," he said.
"It is important to note that we continue to treat everyone who presents at our facilities needing health care, regardless of their immunisation status."
On Monday he reminded staff, contractors and volunteers who were hesitant about being vaccinated about a special drop-in late night clinic open to 11pm to provide a "final opportunity" to get jabbed.
And any staff who could not get away from their department or ward at Christchurch Hospital, Waipapa, Christchurch Women’s or Canterbury Health Laboratories, vaccinators would come to them.
He said yesterday 21 people attended, but he could not say how many were first jabs.
As of 9am yesterday, district health boards around the country had stood down 1309 unvaccinated staff as required by the government’s Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.
Lead DHB chief executive Rosemary Clements said DHBs had actively encouraged all staff to become vaccinated throughout this year and have been pleased with the high vaccination rates achieved across the DHB total staff of approximately 80,000.
