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New Zealand Needs To Start Manufacturing COVID-19 Vaccine

Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 11:24 am The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is calling on the Government to ensure New Zealand can produce and develop COVID-19 vaccines independently. While New Zealand has secured access to the current COVID-19 vaccine, evidence shows that the virus does mutate and is likely to require regular booster vaccinations, much like the flu-jab, says Dr Bryan Betty, Medical Director of the College. We cannot allow ourselves to be jostled around and forgotten in an international scramble for access to future vaccines. The College of GPs says the ability to produce and develop vaccines in New Zealand must

Covid-19: Calls for New Zealand to produce our own coronavirus vaccines

Early in 2020 it allocated $37 million to support domestic and international work on the vaccine, including exploring the potential of vaccine manufacturing capability in New Zealand. However, Betty said there needs to be continued focus on resources and support in the long-term to ensure the country has the “upper hand” against the virus, its potential mutations and any future viruses. Ross Giblin/Stuff Dr Bryan Betty said New Zealand cannot allow itself to be “jostled around and forgotten” in a scramble for access to future vaccines. New Zealand’s success in combating the virus will likely be dependent on future vaccines as new mutations emerge, he said.

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