Collin Tukuitonga, University of Auckland
Auckland’s move to alert level 3 has also triggered speculation about whether the national COVID-19 elimination strategy has failed or is even being abandoned. While the government denies it, others clearly believe it is at least a possibility.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/covid-19/2021/09/21/new-zealand-cannot-abandon-its-covid-elimination-strategy-while-maori-and-pasifika-vaccination-rates-are-too-low/