More than a quarter of a million additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine are on their way from Spain to New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.
The additional doses will arrive in Auckland on Friday morning to help meet the current surge in demand for vaccination.
The Spanish shipment is in addition to New Zealand’s regular weekly delivery from Pfizer which is also expected this weekend.
“We expect to receive a total of 1.8 million doses from Pfizer throughout the month of September, in addition to the doses purchased from Spain. This means we don’t have any plans to slow down the rollout” Jacinda Adern said.