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Covid 19 coronavirus: High Court hears arguments questioning legality of vaccine rollout
12 May, 2021 05:15 AM
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multimedia journalist at the Herald in Wellington@katieharrisnz
A group questioning the legality of New Zealand s vaccine rollout has argued its case in the High Court at Wellington today.
Much of the case by applicant Nga Kaitiaki Tuku Ihu Inc focuses on whether the vaccine being rolled out to the majority of the country fits within the provisional consent legislation in the Medicines Act that it has been granted under.
The vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech Covid 19, has been formally tested on more than 40,000 people - half received the vaccine, the other half a placebo which consisted of slightly salty water. Since it started being used widely, tens of millions of people have now received it.