7 Nov 2021

Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker

From Sunday Morning, 10:45 am on 7 November 2021

New Zealand recorded its second Covid-19 death of the current Delta outbreak on Friday when a second man who had been isolating at home in Auckland died.

The total number of cases in the current outbreak has now passed 4000, with triple digit new case number days being a constant theme over the last week, including a new daily record of 163 on the same day as the second death.     

University of Otago epidemiology professor Michael Baker is back to offer his thoughts on our Covid prospects, the gene that puts people more at risk for respiratory complications, vaccines for children, and where are the booster shots?

Professor Michael Baker

Professor Michael Baker Photo: Supplied