Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said more than 9000 border workers had now received their first vaccine. Almost 300 million vaccine doses have now been administered globally, mostly in countries with serious ongoing transmission such as the United States (85 million) and the United Kingdom (21 million) – although China, where Covid-19 is mostly eliminated, has also injected 52 million doses. FIRST MEMBERS’ DAY OF NEW TERMWednesday will see the first Members’ Day since July of last year. The last Members’ Day was cancelled as the Government had not yet passed its Māori Wards legislation. “I’m still holding my breath a bit because, as the last sitting session showed, it’s still at the whim of the Government whether Member’s Day takes place.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2021 16:01 UTC