More than half (53) of the cases today are yet to be linked to the outbreak. In today’s media briefing, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Ministry of Health is approving and recommending a third primary dose of the Pfizer vaccine for people over the age of 12 who are immunocompromised.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2021/10/19/highest-daily-case-number-in-the-pandemic-expert-reaction/