Chris McDowall: Why is the Govt not sharing vaccination data with the public? 6 Apr, 2021 07:00 AM 6 minutes to read Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield during an update at Parliament , Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield during an update at Parliament , Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald Following months of planning, the first Covid vaccinations were administered on February 20. More than six weeks later there are still no vaccination progress numbers on the Ministry of Health's website. The only regular updates on the rollout come during Wednesday media updates fronted by Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.