Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 10:59 AM MYT
New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country's population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October. — Reuters pic
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AUCKLAND, Feb 20 ― New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine today, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
A small group of medical professionals were injected yesterday in Auckland ahead of the wider rollout which was officially starting with border staff and so-called Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) workers today, officials said.