People aged 55 and up will be able to book vaccines from Friday, five days earlier than planned, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.
He also says New Zealand s rollout of the Pfizer vaccine has reached the two-million mark, with 2,021,024 doses given by midnight last night.
Chris Hipkins and joint head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine Megan Main have given a coronavirus and vaccine update this afternoon.
Watch the update here:
Hipkins also revealed Mainfreight and Fonterra are initial employers who would act as workplace vaccination sites, and will be followed by the Warehouse Group, and Fisher and Paykel Healthcare.
Yesterday was a record day for vaccinations with more than 42,000 inoculations, and DHBs continuing to track more than 3 percent ahead of the plan, Hipkins says.
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