12 Feb 2021
The Panel with Ella Henry and Damian Christie (Part 1)
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a five-day lockdown for the entire state from tonight. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in New Zealand next week. Immunologist Associate Professor James Ussher from Universitry of Otago and Director, Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases, joins The Panel. There is still a huge gap to be filled in the fruitpicking sector and fruitpickers are getting nervous. Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers Association president Richard Pentreath, who is also a grower, joins The Panel discussion.