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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says border workers will begin receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from February 20. (Video first published February 12, 2021)
Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders are unlikely to take a Covid-19 vaccine, a new survey shows, days before the nation’s largest mass vaccination programme begins. Ministry surveys found 24 per cent of respondents were unlikely to have a Covid-19 vaccine if offered. Of those, 16 per cent took a harder line and said they will not accept an offered vaccine. Health authorities are aiming for vaccinating 70 per cent of the population, starting with the 12,000-strong border workforce on Saturday.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Government social media moderators set to pounce on vaccine misinformation
16 Feb, 2021 09:23 PM
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The first batch of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in the country about 9.30am on a flight - the first batch is 60,000 doses or 30,000 courses. Video / Supplied
The first batch of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in the country about 9.30am on a flight - the first batch is 60,000 doses or 30,000 courses. Video / Supplied
Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade
An army of Government social media moderators are set to pounce on vaccine misinformation spread online and quickly counter it with facts.
And the vaccination campaign won t aim to convert the hardcore 10 per cent of Kiwis likely to outright refuse to get jabbed, and will instead focus on convincing the vaccine hesitant .
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