New Zealand’s army of Surf Life Savers. “Surf Life Saving New Zealand is implementing a policy of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all surf lifeguards,” says spokesperson Lwindi​ Ellis. She says that Surf Life Saving NZ has already mandated that paid surf lifeguards, all lifeguards who are SAR [Search and Rescue] squad members and all lifeguards who are Beach Education instructors need to be fully vaccinated. “All paid or volunteer lifeguards and those in patrol support roles are required to be fully vaccinated before January 1, 2022, if they with to continue patrolling,” she says. “We’ll definitely have enough bodies to do our duties.”Stuff contacted a number of other Surf Life Saving staff who declined to comment, one saying it was “quite a touchy thing”.

Source: Stuff November 22, 2021 19:43 UTC