15 Apr 2021

Red tape needs to be removed from vaccine rollout - Doctor

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 15 April 2021

The planned rollout of the government's vaccination programme is being labelled chaotic and poorly organised.

Late last night, the Ministry of Health published its immunisation targets out until the end of June. By then, more than a million vaccinations are expected to have taken place across the country.

But questions remain over vaccine distribution, if an online booking system is on track, and even how GPs will be paid.

Dr Angus Chambers is the current chair of the Christchurch Primary Health Organisation.

He told reporter Eleisha Foon that lawmakers in Wellington and the Ministry of Health need to quickly remove red tape.