He described the Janssen vaccine as a "very safe and very effective" vaccine, but the plan remained to "ramp up and roll out" the Pfizer vaccine. NZ secures 2 million Janssen vaccinesNew Zealand secured two million doses of the Janssen vaccine through an advance purchase last year. "As a single-dose vaccine, it may be useful in hard-to-reach locations or emergencies, or for those who cannot get the Pfizer vaccine." 500,000 Kiwis now fully vaccinatedMeanwhile 500,000 Kiwis have now received both jabs and are fully vaccinated against Covid. Close contacts of infected mariners fully vaccinated, were using PPEIn relation to the two Covid-infected mariners on a ship off Taranaki, all three close contacts had been fully vaccinated.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 07, 2021 00:46 UTC