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Vaccination alone will not provide full protection. When borders open, NZ will still be managing COVID-19 – The Conversation AU

Even with the highest possible rates of vaccination, New Zealand will need to keep up public health measures, or consider letting go of the concept of elimination…

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From next week, unvaccinated staff working at managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities will be moved to low-risk jobs, following a case of a worker who missed vaccination appointments and then tested positive for COVID-19.
The recently announced ban on arrivals from India underscores an important point: even once all border and health staff have been vaccinated, vaccination does not provide 100% protection.
Last month, a MIQ worker tested positive almost a week after receiving their second…

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