Vaccine Mandate for Firefighters w/ Wattie Watson: Nov 15, 2021.

The vaccine mandate deadline for firefighters has been extended by two weeks to allow for more people to get their shots. Those firefighters that remain unvaccinated beyond the deadline may face job losses. According to Wattie Watson, the secretary of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union, there are about 300 career firefighters that are currently unvaccinated or have not disclosed their vaccination status. Louis spoke to Wattie about the deadline extension and getting firefighters vaccinated. 

UPDATE: Since this interview went to air, 95bFM has been informed by Fire and Emergency that 50 career firefighters have not disclosed their vaccination status to the organisation as of Saturday 13 November.