19/05/2021
Chris Hipkins on The AM Show. Credits: Video - The AM Show; Images - Getty Images
Chris Hipkins says if the COVID-19 vaccine rollout drags into next year, Kiwis who don t book vaccinations - or fail to show up when they do - will be to blame.
The COVID-19 Response Minister told The AM Show on Wednesday he welcomed Tuesday s report from Auditor-General John Ryan, which said there was a real risk that it will take more time than currently anticipated to complete. I think the Auditor-General has engaged in a new type of approach to audits - which is to audit something before it s happened, rather than after it s happened, Hipkins said.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Death of New Zealander after vaccine reported, no direct link established
19 May, 2021 02:08 AM
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A New Zealander has died after getting a Covid-19 vaccination, but the Ministry of Health says there is no direct link.
A New Zealander has died after getting a Covid-19 vaccination, but the Ministry of Health says there is no direct link.
Derek Cheng is deputy political editor for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
A New Zealander has died after getting a Covid-19 vaccination, but the Ministry of Health says there is no direct link.
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed a death had been reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (Carm) at today s 1pm update.
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Auditor-General not yet confident in vaccine rollout plan
(Photo / NZ Herald) Tue, 18 May 2021, 3:40PM
Auditor-General John Ryan says a significant scale-up is needed if the Government is to hit its vaccination goals.
Published today, the Auditor-General s look at planning for the nationwide rollout of the Covid-19 assessed how ready the health sector was to meet the Government s goal of vaccinating as many people as possible, aged 16 and over, by the end of 2021.
It found some good early progress, noting that at the time of the audit nearly 400,000 doses were administered.
However, it also warned that what is in place now would not be enough when the number of people to be vaccinated increased over the second half of the year.
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Chris Hipkins says if the COVID-19 vaccine rollout drags into next year, Kiwis who don t book vaccinations - or fail to show up when they do - will be to blame.
The COVID-19 Response Minister told The AM Show on Wednesday he welcomed Tuesday s report from Auditor-General John Ryan, which said there was a real risk that it will take more time than currently anticipated to complete. I think the Auditor-General has engaged in a new type of approach to audits - which is to audit something before it s happened, rather than after it s happened, Hipkins said.