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New Zealand’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out will significantly expand from today, with the first segment of 2 million people in group 4 becoming eligible.
Up until now, border workers, frontline workers, the vulnerable and those aged over 65 – people in the first three groups – have been the priority. People over the age of 60 will now also be eligible. The remainder of group 4 – those aged 16 and over – will become eligible later in the year.
Thailand reported on Wednesday a daily record of 16,533 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s total accumulated cases to 543,361.
The country’s Covid task force also reported 133 new deaths, taking total fatalities to 4,397.
