Covid vaccine booking system rollout a month late

Covid vaccine booking system rollout a month late
Henry Burrell
The rollout of the national booking system for New Zealand’s covid-19 vaccination programme is running a month late.The IT system will allow New Zealanders to register for and book both doses of the Pfizer covid vaccine. The system is being developed by Dublin-based multinational Accenture, after a closed procurement process.Ministry of health director-general of data and digital Shayne Hunter said on April 15 that the system would “be in place by the end of May”.That is no longer the case.“We expect that all DHBs will b...

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