Our first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in New Zealand next week. 
On arrival, the vaccine must be independently tested for quality assurance. Once testing is complete, the doses will be formally released to start the first phase of the vaccination programme.
Border workers will be vaccinated first, followed by their household contacts. Border workers include MIQ cleaners, nurses who undertake health checks in MIQ, security staff, customs and border officials, airline staff and hotel workers, among others.
Health care and frontline workers and those most at risk from COVID-19 will follow later in the year, before the wider population is vaccinated in the second half of the year.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine requires two doses and must be stored at -70 degrees centigrade.
At this stage, we expect to start offering the vaccine to our workers in the Auckland region on 20 February.
At this stage, we expect to start offering the vaccine to our workers in the Auckland region on 20 February.
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