17 Feb 2022

Covid-19: Fed-up nurse defaced anti-vaccination sign

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 17 February 2022

A Whangarei nurse is so fed-up with anti-vaccination billboards in Northland, she donned a disguise earlier this month and spray painted over misinformation.

The nurse, who RNZ has agreed not to name, is increasingly worried about the number of patients she's seeing who are still unvaccinated for Covid-19.

Te Tai Tokerau only just reached the 90 percent first doses target last week.

The nurse has noticed growing number of anti-vax signs outside properties and told RNZ reporter Sam Olley she's had enough.

The nurse says the protests at Parliament highlight why anti-vax billboards should be ousted.

The police are not backing the nurse's actions saying it could inflame the situation, and the person doing the spraypainting could also be liable for the damage they've done.