Video / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig / Adam Pearse / Mark MitchellA new poll shows strong public support for vaccine mandates continues for certain workforces, even as protests emerge across the country. Millions of New Zealand workers will soon be covered by mandates to be vaccinated against Covid-19, or potentially be forced to leave their jobs. Vaccine mandates were part of protests last week, including outside Parliament. The mandates, used around the world, have broad political support and from the public, as indicated by numerous polls. Initially they were focused on border workers and those in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, to help keep the virus out, and frontline health workers caring for those who had contracted the virus.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2021 00:34 UTC