Chris Hipkins, Caroline McElnay with COVID-19 vaccine rollout and Delta outbreak update

  • 06/10/2021

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COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins is joined by Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay to provide an update on the vaccine rollout and the Delta outbreak. 

More than 2 million people have now received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, representing 48 percent of people aged 12 and over. In Auckland, 85 percent have received one dose. 

The Ministry of Health registered 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, six in Waikato and the rest in Auckland, after reporting 29 on Monday and 33 on Sunday. 

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