MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Border workers were the first people in New Zealand to be vaccinated against Covid-19, in Auckland on February 20, 2021.
As Covid-19 vaccines begin rolling out across New Zealand, UNICEF New Zealand Communications Manager Shelley Knowles found herself mingling with a group on the other side of the debate. She shares her experience. A line of anti-vaxxers stand outside The National Library, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa and wave placards with headlines allegedly taken from British tabloids. “Portuguese Health Workers die after Covid vaccine,” claims
The Sun. “Covid tragedy after taking the vaccine,” says the
Daily Mail. I’m there, too – feeling out of place. As the Communications Manager for UNICEF New Zealand, I unequivocally support vaccinations because they save lives. Immunisation currently prevents two to three million deaths every year.