As health bosses reveal one extra Covid-19 community case linked to the Valentine's Day outbreak, New Zealand's first vaccines have officially been administered. A group of 25 vaccinators have given and received their first Covid-19 vaccinations this afternoon as part of final preparations before tomorrow's rollout of New Zealand's largest ever immunisation programme. "We're confident we're ready for tomorrow's rollout, which is a significant milestone in New Zealand's fight against Covid-19." The person is in the same household as the second family infected through a chain of transmission at Papatoetoe High School. As at 8am today, 31 close contacts and 1476 casual-plus contacts had been identified at Papatoetoe High School.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 19, 2021 04:49 UTC