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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…
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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