Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand HeraldPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed the country's first Covid-19 vaccine could be granted approval in New Zealand in just over a week. Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins spoke at a post-Cabinet press conference today. "We're ready to go when we get vaccines," Hipkins said. Asked about vaccine sceptics, Ardern said that would be a smaller group in New Zealand. Medsafe will be seeking advice and recommendations from the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee (MAAC) next Tuesday, about the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, Ardern said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2021 01:46 UTC