Deeply concerned - PM calls EU s vaccine export move wrong
Jacinda Ardern. (Photo / NZ Herald) Deeply concerned - PM calls EU s vaccine export move wrong Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 9:11AM
New Zealand received welcome news on Sunday after Australia decided not to extend its quarantine-free flight suspension and the Ministry of Health reporting another day of no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
However, it s not all good news with health authorities now worried new European Union rules on vaccine exports could mean there are not as many doses available in New Zealand.
And while yesterday s reopening of the one-way travel bubble is good news for Kiwis bound for Australia, it is progress in the wrong direction for desperate tourism operators in New Zealand struggling to keep their heads above the water.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Deeply concerned Jacinda Ardern calls EU s vaccine export move wrong
31 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield. New Zealand received welcome news after Australia decided not to extend its quarantine-free flight suspension. Photo / Mark Mitchell
New Zealand received welcome news on Sunday after Australia decided not to extend its quarantine-free flight suspension and the Ministry of Health reporting another day of no new Covid-19 cases in the community.
However, it s not all good news with health authorities now worried new European Union rules on vaccine exports could mean there are not as many doses available in New Zealand.
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inoculate half of the population by late March.
Queues of people and cars were common at dedicated medical centres in recent days.
At Dubai Parks and Resorts, vehicles snaked out of the theme park, across a motorway bridge and down on to Sheikh Zayed Road on Wednesday.
It seemed really organised, but without an appointment it took a long time
Ali Khaled
It is one of more than 150 centres across the country delivering either the Sinopharm vaccine – which is available to all nationwide – or Pfizer-BioNtech, which is available to at-risk groups in Dubai.
While there is no age restriction for those taking the Sinopharm vaccine, the Pfizer shot is limited to over-60s, frontline health workers and those with pre-existing medical conditions.