12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: A double shot of covid vaccine please

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: A double shot of covid vaccine please
Brent Melville
Boxing day is one of the top retail events of the year but not many of us would have bet on the shops being open just a few short months ago in the wake of lockdowns. So, it’s a double shot of covid vaccine that comes in at number two on BusinessDesk’s 12 days of Christmas. The global health crisis that is covid-19 – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 - and the world’s response to it has dominated most of our waking moments for the past eight months. So each and every Kiwi and Pacific Islander will like...

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