New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday (June 18), as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its population.<br /><br />The Pacific island nation shut its borders and used tough lockdown measures to become one of the few countries to have virtually eliminated Covid-19 in the community, but the government is facing criticism for a slow rollout of vaccines.<br /><br />About 1 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine has so far been administered in New Zealand. <br /><br />The country's medical authorities are yet to approve the use of any other vaccine, including AstraZeneca.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
