7 Jul 2021

Expert calls for shorter isolation in facilities dedicated to vaccinated arrivals

From Checkpoint, 5:20 pm on 7 July 2021

Fully vaccinated returnees could isolate in hotels exclusively for people who've had the jab for way less than 14 days, immunisation expert Professor Peter McIntyre says.

He is a Professor at the Universities of Otago and Sydney, and is on the World Health Organisation's expert advisory group on vaccines.

He is currently stuck in Sydney due to the pause on the trans-Tasman bubble.

Professor McIntyre says the evidence shows vaccination equals less risk, meaning we could adjust our MIQ requirements.