17 Dec 2020

Dr Siouxsie Wiles on NZ vaccine rollout

From Afternoons, 1:37 pm on 17 December 2020

The Goverment has pre-purchased enough COVID vaccines to cover us and our Pacific neighbours, and they will be free to all New Zealanders.

The government now has three different types of vaccine available to it in case some are found to be unsuccessful, and frontline border workers are expect to be the first to get the jab. 

Jesse speaks to microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles about the vaccines and how they work.

Siouxsie Wiles

Siouxsie Wiles Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook