11 Mar 2021

Covid-19: GPs already getting questions about patients' access to vaccines - Bryan Betty

From Morning Report, 6:38 am on 11 March 2021

Family doctors are backing the Government's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan, but say more details are needed and they must be involved.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday unveiled a plan to roll out the vaccine to two million New Zealanders in the most at-risk groups.

After border workers' households, which have just begun, it will focus on frontline health workers, and those in high-risk settings.

Those in south Auckland who are over 65 and have health issues will get the vaccine from this month, and all others over 65 from May.

NZ College of General Practitioners medical director Bryan Betty spoke to Susie Ferguson.