Photo: George HeardAbout 40 border workers from Christchurch Airport were vaccinated on Wednesday as the Covid-19 immunisation programme is rolled out in the South Island. The Christchurch Airport workers, who included aviation security workers, cleaners, police, customs workers and health protection officers, took their first dose at a nearby community based testing centre. In a statement, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said about 1000 border workers and vaccinators in total had now received their first dose. "That's a great start and we appreciate the effort of the vaccinators and border workers," Hipkins said. It's expected to take two to three weeks to vaccinate border workers including cleaners, nurses, security staff, customs and border officials, airline staff, hotel workers and all their household contacts.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 24, 2021 00:00 UTC