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New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalized plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a…

French cities facing tougher lockdowns Dominic Penna © Eric Gaillard/Reuters People walking on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice amid imminent local restrictions. - Eric Gaillard/Reuters There are multiple French cities which could need to be placed under local lockdown restrictions, the French health minister has said. At least some local measures will be needed in Nice and the surrounding areas amid the rapid spread of coronavirus, Olivier Veran told reporters this morning....

A total of 25 health workers on Friday became the first people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand.The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines were administered at an Auckland quarantine facility. These health workers got vaccinated while ...

By Syndicated Content Feb 18, 2021 11:29 PM (Reuters) – New Zealand officials injected a small group of medical professionals with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, in preparation for a wider rollout over the weekend. The group chosen for the test run were vaccinators who will be administering the inoculation to border and quarantine staff from Saturday. Health Director-General Ashley Bloomfield said the test run gave vaccinators the opportunity to handle the vaccine...

The Pullman Hotel managed isolation facility reopened to returnees this morning, following an intensive deep cleaning process, a thorough investigation by health officials and changes to its operating model, says Head of Managed Isolation and ...

Barbara Elliston said business travel often requires last-minute flight changes, and the current MIQ booking system was only tailored to those abroad coming home. It was previously revealed MIQ slots were sitting empty because some returnees had been able to book more allocation vouchers than they needed. Elliston is currently trying to sell a patented NZ product – a hot water inverter – in Australia. BARBARA ELLISTON/Supplied Barbara Elliston says the practice of making duplicate bookin...

A decision on alert levels is due tomorrow; use of the Covid Tracer app may be made compulsory; and another recession may be looming.

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in New Zealand on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed.

Abigail Dougherty/Stuff People have been lining up down the street to be tested at Papatoetoe High School after a student went to class, not knowing she had Covid-19. As authorities scramble to try figure out how Covid-19 got into the community, Stuff reporter John Anthony looks at what rules govern two areas where the virus may have slipped through the cracks. The source of New Zealands latest resurgence of Covid-19 is still unknown, but a traveller in transit or an international air crew mem...

By March 20, New Zealand closed its border to basically anyone except residents, directly in opposition to the recommendations of the WHO