Photo: NZ HeraldDirector-general of health Ashley Bloomfield has told MPs this morning he is "confident and can reassure New Zealanders" that the workforce to administer the Covid vaccine rollout will be ready. Bloomfield said more than 1000 people had been trained to administer the Pfizer vaccine. Bloomfield said he was "confident and can reassure New Zealanders" that the workforce to administer the vaccine rollout will be ready. But she warned that Covid-19 would keep coming into New Zealand, adding that the vaccine was not "a magic bullet". And she said she can "hand on her heart" say Pfizer is "an outstanding vaccine".

Source: Otago Daily Times March 16, 2021 21:22 UTC