Airport and port workers are being brought under the Covid-19 vaccination order, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid Minister Chris Hipkins have announced. About 1800 airport and port workers will now need to be vaccinated in order to do their job, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says. It comes months after Government-employed border workers and managed isolation and quarantine staff had to be jabbed or moved from the frontline. “I am extending the mandatory order to cover a further 1800 currently unvaccinated active border workers. (File photo)Only 54 per cent of active port workers and 82 per cent of active border workers have been fully vaccinated.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2021 03:00 UTC