The limited quantities of the vaccine bring up all sorts of other ethical issues. Some difficult questions are inevitable and one will be whether New Zealand's Māori and Pacific populations should get some sort of priority. “These findings show the potentially devastating impact Covid-19 could have on Māori and Pacific communities in New Zealand. Silvia Izquierdo/AP A healthcare worker shows a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19. But whether ethnicity (in itself) predisposes people to catching Covid-19 and increases their chances of dying still requires more research.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2021 15:56 UTC