“Opposition pressure to improve the timeliness of Covid 19 vaccine deliveries is working,” says ACT Leader David
Seymour.
“Today’s revelation from Covid 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins that the Government is desperately trying to get its
hands on vaccines ahead of schedule to inoculate at-risk border and MIQ workers is proof the pressure is getting to
them.
“ACT has been saying for weeks that it’s not good enough for New Zealand to sit back and wait until the second quarter
to get vaccinations underway.
“More than 50 countries have already received vaccines and they’re inoculating their populations at a rate of 2.3
million doses a day.
“ACT hopes the latest negotiations to urgently get vaccines on our shores and into the arms of those most at risk are
more fruitful than efforts to date.
“They need to be if we’re to reduce the chances of another costly lockdown caused by the virulent new strains of the
virus getting into the community.”