Photo: RNZThe arrival of 150,000 Pfizer vaccines will keep the vaccine rollout "cranking along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. It arrived though a lot of dedicated work by the Ministry of Health, Pfizer and DHL, she said, and would be going out to district health boards today. It was a very welcome arrival, with about 130,000 vaccines being distributed in New Zealand each week. "Because we've been ramping up our rollout and our deliveries have been generally been much smaller weekly, this now means we're well covered for the week ahead." The government wanted Pfizer to be the primary vaccine but to have options available, it will complete the Janssen process and Cabinet will consider whether it wants to use it.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 04, 2021 21:11 UTC