Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with update on Tonga, COVID-19 vaccine rollout for kids

  • 17/01/2022

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is joined by Defence Minister and Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare to provide an update on COVID-19 and the emergency situation in Tonga. 

Ardern is expected to speak about the deployment of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion to Tonga after the island nation was hit with a tsunami in the wake of a nearby underwater volcanic eruption. 

Ardern will also speak about the commencement of paediatric vaccinations for 5-11 year olds. As part of the visit to the Tāmaki Vaccination Clinic, the Prime Minister will receive her COVID-19 booster shot. 

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