12-15 year olds can begin getting vaccine: book, go with parent

New Zealand's young people can now get the Pfizer vaccine in a major step towards giving the country maximum protection against Covid-19 From today, 12-15-year-olds (with parental consent) are able to secure a vaccination in one of two ways. The first, by booking one of the vaccine appointments which begin from September the 1st .. with the second way being for them to accompany a Parent who was already booked to have a Pfizer shot before September 1st. Our producer Matthew Theunissen discussed the news with immunologist Graham Le Gros, who's director of the 'Malaghan Institute of Medical Research'; and also programme director of 'Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa'.