The Government has quietly opened the door for saliva testing to be used for the regular testing of border workers. If used, it could counter workers’ reluctance to get tested
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Rural areas won’t get left behind in vaccine rollout – Bloomfield
People will be able to walk in to a clinic and get the Pfizer vaccine jab from July, when the Government plans to be able to roll out an average
Covid 19 coronavirus: Medsafe calls for more data on Janssen vaccine before making approval call
The country’s medicine regulator has asked for more information from pharmaceutical company Janssen before making a decision to approve its Covid-19 vaccine. The US, European Union and South Africa have
Covid 19 coronavirus: Security guard travelled on three different buses
The security guard who tested positive for Covid-19 last week travelled on three different buses, Auckland Public Regional Health has revealed. Passengers who were on the buses are considered to
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern’s crackdown on unvaccinated frontline MIQ workers
The Government is facing heat over the number of frontline MIQ workers who have yet to be vaccinated and has set a hard deadline as to when they need to
Covid 19 coronavirus: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces grilling over MIQ vaccination rollout
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being questioned on the vaccine rollout at MIQ facilities, after the revelation two new border-related cases hadn’t been vaccinated. At a press conference this afternoon
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern says border workers must get jab by end of April
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says border workers have up to the end of April to be vaccinated before they are moved out of their jobs. But National’s Chris Bishop says
Covid 19 coronavirus: Two week India travel ban starts today
By RNZ A two week ban on all travellers arriving from India starts today. The temporary ban means travellers who have been in India in the past two weeks cannot
Covid 19 coronavirus: Stories of worry and stress from Kiwis stuck in India
New Zealand has put a temporary ban on travellers from India entering the country. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday afternoon. The Herald has received messages
Covid 19 coronavirus: Authorities unable to say how many border workers unvaccinated
By Katie Todd of RNZ From Monday unvaccinated managed isolation workers will start being moved to low-risk roles – yet health authorities can’t be sure which workers haven’t had the