New Zealand Covid minister urges patience in wait for vaccine approval

Chris Hipkins says it is understandable that other countries in much worse situations have fast-tracked approvalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s Covid-19 minister has called for patience in the country’s vaccine roll-out programme, saying he was unlikely to follow the UK in using emergency provisions to fast-track approval.Covid-19 minister Chris Hipkins said: “We are in a slightly different position to other countries who are usin