Understanding the Government's 3-Step Roadmap w/ Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu and Michael Plank: October 05, 2021

Yesterday, the Government announced its three-step roadmap to get Auckland out of Alert Level 3. The first step will begin tonight at 11:59pm and will allow people to catch up outdoors in groups of 10 people from no more than two households.

To get a clearer understanding of how the roadmap works, as well as address some of the critiques of the decision, News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu, an immunologist at the University of Otago Wellington, and Professor Michael Plank, a Covid-19 mathmatical modelling expert from the University of Canterbury. They discuss initial reactions to the announcement, critiques of the plan putting vulnerable communities at risk and whether the vaccination roll out will be able to keep ahead of a wider delta outbreak.