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New Zealand provisionally approves use of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine – ABC News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her Government is focusing on rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe rather than rushing an approval.
New Zealand’s medicine regulator Medsafe has provisionally approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Key points:
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Medsafe has taken extra precautions before approving the vaccine
- Doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the country by the end of March
- Pressure had been mounting on the Government over the speed of approval for a coronavirus vaccine
The vaccines are expected to arrive in New Zealand by the end of March, the Government said,…
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