4 Oct 2021

Covid-19: Expert on proposed review of NZ strategy

From Morning Report, 7:17 am on 4 October 2021

Public health experts want an urgent review of the strategy to tackle Covid-19.

They're calling for increased routine screening, mandatory vaccination for more groups of workers, an upgraded alert level system, strengthened regional boundaries and more help for marginalised communities.

The group says successful control of Covid-19 in New Zealand, depends on successful control in Auckland.

It outlined its plan on the Otago University 'Public Health Expert' blog

One of the authors, Professor Sue Crengle, spoke to Kim Hill.