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New Zealand to start coronavirus vaccinations on February 20
New Zealand’s COVID-19 inoculation program will begin on February 20, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced, bringing forward the schedule after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was received earlier than anticipated.
Key points:
- New Zealand has enough vaccine to cover its population of five million, but the rollout will take months
- The vaccination program will have no immediate impact on the stalled trans-Tasman travel “bubble”
- About 12,000 border workers will be vaccinated first
Pressure has been mounting on Ms Ardern to start vaccinations for the country’s five million people in order to take advantage of its rare position of having virtually eliminated the virus domestically.
“Last year we indicated the vaccine would arrive in quarter…
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