8 Mar 2021

Air NZ worker tests positive for Covid after receiving vaccine

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 8 March 2021

The Air New Zealand flight attendant whom tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend, had received their first vaccination against the virus last week.

The first quarantine-free flight, NZ103, which took off from Auckland for Sydney on 16 October.

The first quarantine-free flight, NZ103, which took off from Auckland for Sydney on 16 October. Photo: Supplied / Air New Zealand

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's office has confirmed the worker got the first of the two Pfizer jabs on Wednesday - three days after arriving home from Japan.

Māni Dunlop spoke with RNZ political reporter, Charlie Dreaver.