“It’s what we’d hoped to see for the rest of the country. “However, there is still a lot of uncertainty around actual dates for roll-out by individual DHBs. By now we certainly would have expected that all staff at rest homes around the country to have their first vaccination, or at the very least have confirmed dates.” Andrea Staufer gives Cyril Martin, a resident of Stillwater Lifecare & Village in Richmond, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Wallace said he was not sure what was causing the delays, but “with the trans-Tasman bubble and quarantine-free travel upon us increasing the risk profile for our vulnerable people, we need to see an emphasis on fast and safe vaccination”.