Health
Pfizer vaccine ‘a very likely prospect’ – Megan Woods – RNZ
The Minister for Research says the government’s pre-purchase agreement for a Covid-19 vaccine is a ‘well-judged commitment’ it is making.
The government’s pre-purchase deal for a Covid-19 vaccine is a ‘well-judged commitment’, Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods says.
Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The government announced it has reached a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for 1.5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine for 750,000 people.
The deal – which is the first of its kind for the government – is subject to the vaccine successfully completing all cl…
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