Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says NZ is still on track to receive the Covid-19 vaccine soon, despite supply issues overseas.
The European Union has warned Covid-19 vaccine producers they must deliver agreed supplies, amid fears production problems could seriously hamper its inoculation drive.
AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech have both said they cannot supply the expected numbers.
In response the EU has warned it could restrict exports of vaccines outside the region which could affect the rollout here.
Bloomfield told Morning Report NZ is still on track to get vaccines within the first quarter of 2021.
"The volumes we're receiving proportionately are much smaller, so we've got in a sense an easier order to fill. But also, we've got good agreements, our team here at MBIE negotiated a very good contracts with Pfizer," he said.
