MIQ worker wasn t vaccinated; 20% of border staff yet to get jab
MIQ worker wasn t vaccinated; 20% of border staff yet to get jab Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 1:34PM
The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 wasn t vaccinated, director general of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.
It comes amid revelations that 20 per cent of border staff have yet to get the jab protecting them against coronavirus.
Bloomfield said he understood that the latest case - who works at the Grand Millennium MIQ facility in Auckland - wanted to get the vaccine but was in isolation.
Bloomfield said there was no problem with vaccine supply and he felt confident about the vaccine rollout.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Third Grand Millennium Hotel worker tests positive, four locations of interest
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins reveals to Newstalk ZB s Heather du Plessis-Allan that a vaccine was offered several times to the border worker who tested positive for Covid-19. Audio / Newstalk ZB
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins reveals to Newstalk ZB s Heather du Plessis-Allan that a vaccine was offered several times to the border worker who tested positive for Covid-19. Audio / Newstalk ZB
Another worker at a central Auckland MIQ hotel has tested positive for Covid - a close contact of the hotel security guard who tested positive last week.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo Mark Mitchell
Audrey Young is political editor for the New Zealand Heraldaudrey.young@nzherald.co.nz@audreyNZH
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says border workers have up to the end of April to be vaccinated before they are moved out of their jobs.
But National s Chris Bishop says the rule should be applied from now on, not the end of April, considering border vaccinations began on February 20.
He also says a voluntary register of border workers to record testing and vaccinations should be a mandatory requirement for all employers with border-facing staff.
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