Covid 19 coronavirus: Frontline border workers to be vaccinated by Monday or moved
8 Apr, 2021 03:25 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern announces starting Sunday NZ will temporally suspend travel from India to combat a surge in infected travellers. Video / NZ Herald
PM Jacinda Ardern announces starting Sunday NZ will temporally suspend travel from India to combat a surge in infected travellers. Video / NZ Herald
Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldBen.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz
Airport staff, security guards, hotel receptionists and other frontline border workers will need to start being moved into low risk roles from Monday if they refuse to get vaccinated.
Health by Shoba Rao, Angira Bharadwaj, Ellen Ransley, Zoe Smith and Nadia Salemme 2nd Apr 2021 1:25 PM | Updated: 8th Apr 2021 5:03 PM
Premium Content Scott Morrison is holding his second press conference of the day, announcing changes to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia. The Prime Minister, along with chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly, are currently fronting the media in Canberra over blood clot links to the COVID-19 vaccine. Prof. Kelly announced that AstraZeneca will now be avoided for under 50s . Pfizer vaccine will be the preferred vaccination for those under the age of 50-years-old. Earlier, Mr Morrison had said the Australian Government would wait for the nation s panel of experts to review new links between AstraZeneca and blood clots before making any further
PM: Frontline border workers must be vaccinated by Monday or else
Photo / File Thu, 8 Apr 2021, 4:32PM
Airport staff, security guards, hotel receptionists and other frontline border workers will need to start being moved into low risk roles from Monday if they refuse to get vaccinated.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today said it was too risky to leave them in jobs where they might contract Covid-19 from those arriving from overseas.
That included people working at managed isolation facilities, airports and ports.
An unvaccinated Auckland security guard was today revealed as the latest Auckland Covid community case, and a further 23 cases - including 19 active - were detected in MIQ overnight.
Health by Shoba Rao, Angira Bharadwaj, Ellen Ransley, Zoe Smith and Nadia Salemme 2nd Apr 2021 1:25 PM | Updated: 8th Apr 2021 5:03 PM
Premium Content Scott Morrison is holding his second press conference of the day, announcing changes to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia. The Prime Minister, along with chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly, are currently fronting the media in Canberra over blood clot links to the COVID-19 vaccine. Prof. Kelly announced that AstraZeneca will now be avoided for under 50s . Pfizer vaccine will be the preferred vaccination for those under the age of 50-years-old. Earlier, Mr Morrison had said the Australian Government would wait for the nation s panel of experts to review new links between AstraZeneca and blood clots before making any further