Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccines and equity: some Kiwis may get more effective jabs than other
20 January 2021 - Questions have been raised about whether New Zealanders will have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, as different people are likely to receive different jabs, some of which could be less effective than others.
The Government has agreed to purchase – pending safety approval from the national medicines regulator Medsafe – four types of COVID-19 vaccines for Kiwis and residents of several Pacific Island nations.
