More than 8800 first doses have been administered to uniformed personnel, civilian employees, reserves and foreign military staff since March. More than 8800 first doses have been administered to uniformed personnel, civilian employees, reserves and foreign military staff since March. The Defence Force is not subject to the Employee Relations Act, therefore, they are not employees. Defence Force respondsChief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short told RNZ's Morning Report programme today that anyone who wouldn't take the vaccine would have their employment reviewed. In an earlier separate statement, a Defence Force spokesperson said it had a 1000-strong rotating roster across the managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 22, 2021 23:15 UTC