16 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Border workers getting first vaccinations this Saturday

From Morning Report, 7:47 am on 16 February 2021

Frontline border workers are expected to receive their first vaccinations this weekend.

The first batch of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the country yesterday - enough to vaccinate 30,000 people. It comes after criticism that the rollout is beginning late compared with other countries.

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners president Dr Samantha Murton speaks to Corin Dann.