Combined with the estimated 1.5 million Pfizer vaccines the Government has already purchased, that means every New Zealander will have access to the Pfizer vaccine. Asked how much more New Zealand was paying for the Pfizer vaccine, Ardern said no matter what the vaccine was, it came at a "much lower price than the loss of life". On the issue of sportspeople, such as the Black Caps cricketers and Olympic athletes, receiving the vaccine Ardern said officials would be "weighing up all the factors". "Every country is going to take their own approach," she said on the vaccine rollout. Govt's confidence in Pfizer vaccineHipkins said the purchase confirmed the Government's confidence in the Pfizer vaccine.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 08, 2021 03:45 UTC