Thousands more people could be eligible for their third booster vaccine dose this summer, and doctors on the frontline said they were ready for a speedier rollout.
Cabinet will on Monday consider whether to shorten the wait time between the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and the booster.
Some health experts want the six-month gap reduced with studies suggesting three doses are more effective at stopping spread of the new Omicron strain - 13 cases of which have already been found at the border.
RNZ's Amy Williams reports.
