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Healthcare and border workers who don't get the COVID-19 vaccine could lose their job - and such dismissals would be legally justified in some cases, one employment lawyer says.
It comes after Medsafe gave provisional approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, but the Government has not disclosed when the shipment of 750,000 doses will arrive.
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Read more: High-risk workers who don't get vaccine could lose job - employment lawyer
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/02/coronavirus-high-risk-workers-who-don-t-get-vaccine-could-lose-job-employment-lawyer.html
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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been given provisional approval in New Zealand but the Government has not disclosed when the shipment of 750,000 doses will arrive.
But the Government has revealed who will get the first jabs. Managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) cleaners, nurses, security staff and those who undertake health checks are first in line, as are custom and border officials, and airline staff.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/02/covid-19-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-approved-in-new-zealand-but-still-no-arrival-date-as-government-reveals-who-gets-first-jabs.html
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A cruise ship turned away from New Zealand is now stuck off the coast of New Caledonia, low on fuel with a significant storm approaching and no permission to dock.
Le Laperouse has an economic exemption to come to New Zealand for the cruise season but was last week refused entry after Immigration denied 61 of its 90 crew visas because they are not considered essential workers.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/02/french-cruise-ship-le-lap-rouse-stuck-off-coast-of-new-caledonia-low-on-fuel-after-being-denied-entry-to-new-zealand.html
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An Auckland family served the remainder of their managed isolation stint in their multi-million dollar home after complaining about conditions in their initial facility.
The woman, who is the wife of a prominent New Zealand sportsman, complained about conditions at the isolation hotel near Auckland Airport where she and her children were staying.
Some of her children are high-needs, it is understood.
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Read more: Sport star's family do MIQ at $3m Auckland home after complaining about hotel
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300218643/covid19-sport-stars-family-do-miq-at-3m-auckland-home-after-complaining-about-hotel
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Some experts are calling for New Zealand to full explore its potential to manufacture vaccines. The calls come as the Government refuses to say whether the country's first Covid-19 vaccines will arrive on schedule in the coming weeks amid a soaring global demand.
Some of New Zealand's top health and biotech experts say Aotearoa’s expertise on the farm could be used as another weapon in the fight against Covid-19.
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Read more: Experts call for NZ to explore potential to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/experts-call-nz-explore-potential-manufacture-covid-19-vaccines
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Just before the newly elected members of Myanmar’s parliament were due to be sworn in on Monday, the military detained the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi; the president, Win Myint; and other key figures from the elected ruling party, the National League for Democracy.
The military later announced it had taken control of the country for 12 months and declared a state of emergency. This is a coup d'etat, whether the military calls it that or not.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300219298/myanmars-military-reverts-to-its-old-strongarm-behaviour--and-the-country-takes-a-major-step-backwards
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The New Zealand Government has called on the Myanmar military to release detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The South-East Asian nation's democratically elected leader was arrested in an early morning raid by the military, who later declared a state of emergency and said power has been handed to the commander in chief.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/02/new-zealand-government-deeply-concerned-by-myanmar-coup-calls-for-aung-san-suu-kyi-s-release.html
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No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in New Zealand on Monday - neither in managed isolation or the community.
New Zealand's total active cases are now 70.
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