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With the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine gathering steam across New Zealand, here’s a quick explainer on what goes into it and how it works.
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Who is getting vaccinated?
First on the list to be offered the vaccine are the people working at the border and within the managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system and their families. They are the ones most at risk of contracting Covid-19 in New Zealand.
What are they getting vaccinated with?
As Toby and I have explained before, there are three main strategies for making a vaccine: using a whole microbe, using the parts of the microbe that the immune system recognises, or using the genetic material that codes for the parts of the microbe that the immune system recognises. New Zealand has four vaccines in its portfolio to cover each of these different approaches.