A smattering of Customs officers are being moved to back-room roles after refusing the Covid-19 vaccine. Stuff understands the number of Customs officers who have refused the jab is small, and the agency's first step is to move them to work away from the public. However, those on fixed-term contracts for whom other work can't be found are not having the contracts renewed, it is understood. Esteban Felix/AP Only a very few Customs officers have refused the jab, Stuff understands. In an email to staff, Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short warned service members refusing the jab would face consequences, the radio station reported.

Source: Stuff April 30, 2021 00:45 UTC