Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the unvaccinated Auckland security guard who tested positive for Covid-19 had been offered a vaccination shot several times.
Hipkins told Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan that several attempts had been made to offer the Grand Millennium worker a vaccine but they hadn't been successful.
"Part of the interview process that we are going through today is to understand why," Hipkins said.
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"Was it that the person refused, or were they unable to for a variety of reasons?"