Only around 1 in every five people aged under 50 are bothering with COVID boosters.
Illustration of a COVID-19 vaccine shot in front of a New Zealand flag. Mirza Kadic
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New Zealanders aren’t getting booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, prompting doctors to warn the virus is still present in the community and that the protective effect of the shots wanes over time.
To date, the country’s 5.4 million people have received nearly 14 million doses of the vaccine—an average of 2.6 doses for every person.
Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
