New Zealand to receive its first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine next week
New Zealand will receive its first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine next week, ahead of previous expectations by the end of March, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday.
Ms Ardern said the government expects to start offering the vaccine to border and managed isolation facility workers on February 20.
"Last year we indicated the vaccine would arrive in quarter two, and earlier this year we updated that to quarter one. It's pleasing to be receiving doses this early in quarter one," Ms Ardern said in a news conference in Auckland.
The approximate 12,000 border workers would be vaccinated within a 2-3 weeks time frame after receiving the vaccines.
The next group to be vaccinated will be border workers' household contacts, as they have high chance contracting the virus.
After that would be healthcare and essential workers and those most at risk from COVID-19, such as the elderly and those with medical conditions, Ardern said.
Vaccinations for the wider population is expected to start in the second half of the year.
(Reuters)
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