Francesca Rudkin: We should be reassured by our latest lockdown response Queues of people in cars waiting to be tested. (Photo / NZ Herald) Francesca Rudkin: We should be reassured by our latest lockdown response Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 12:08PM A headline on the front page of the Herald yesterday read V-Day. A reference to the first day of vaccinations, and an obvious referenced to another V-Day or VE Day. And like V-day, the beginning of our vaccination programme here in New Zealand is just that; the beginning of a long process to safely re-connect with the rest of the world. Considering no one really knew when the program might start, it’s worth celebrating that we are under way in February – even if it will likely take the rest of the year to complete the rollout.