Covid 19 coronavirus: High Court hears arguments questioning legality of vaccine rollout
12 May, 2021 05:15 AM
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Over 100 million people worldwide have had the vaccine. Photo / 123RF
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A group questioning the legality of New Zealand s vaccine rollout has argued its case in the High Court at Wellington today.
Much of the case by applicant Nga Kaitiaki Tuku Ihu Inc focuses on whether the vaccine being rolled out to the majority of the country fits within the provisional consent legislation in the Medicines Act that it has been granted under.
The vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech Covid 19, has been formally tested on more than 40,000 people - half received the vaccine, the other half a placebo which consisted of slightly salty water. Since it started being used widely, tens of millions of people have now received it.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Design of Franklin and Main Park // Photo supplied by RMWB
Construction has started on a new park downtown.
Work is underway on the Franklin and Main Park located on the ‘arena land’ which has been used as a parking lot for several years.
There were talks around creating a new arena in the location, however, the project never moved forward despite multiple properties being expropriated and removed.
Now the municipality is turning it into a unique park after getting feedback from the public.
It’s set to feature community gathering spaces, a medicine wheel rock garden, micro-businesses, an interactive water feature, a full-size basketball court, along with winter season activities such as ice skating.
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No passengers or transit passengers from Sri Lanka are permitted to leave to Dubai, Kuwait, Italy, Maldives and Singapore until May 31, stated Rajeev Sooriyaarachchi, Vice Chairman of the Airport & Aviation Services Limited.
The Airport & Aviation Services Limited stated that the UAE will impose the ban from 11:59 p.m. today (12).
Kuwait has suspended flights, and barred entry to travellers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka until further notice in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) rolled out the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination program for its staff in co-ordination with the Sri Lanka Health Authorities.