New Zealand PM Ardern says prepared for new Covid-19 variants
Published: Nov 26, 2021 6:40 AM
New Zealand is well prepared for the discovery of new coronavirus variants that may be resistant to vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, including the strain currently spreading in South Africa.
"All of our planning around Covid, we have built into it the possibility of variants in the future," Ardern said in an interview for the upcoming Reuters Next conference.
"That is why we are maintaining levels of public health protections.
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