New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted she wants to create two classes of citizens based on Chinese coronavirus vaccination status.
During an interview with the NZ Herald on Friday, a reporter asked Ardern if her goal is to create two classes of citizens with New Zealand’s “traffic light” system, which Ardern unveiled Friday morning.
“So you’ve basically said, you probably don’t see it like this, but two different classes of people — if you’re vaccinated or unvaccinated. You have all these rights if you are vaccinated —” NZ Herald‘s deputy political editor Derek Cheng asked Ardern.
“That is what it is, yep,” Ardern replied.
When the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was asked by a reporter if she was creating two classes of people, the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, Ardern confirmed stating, "That is what it is, yep". pic.twitter.com/mY6cQBCFzX
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Under New Zealand’s new “traffic light” system, the government said it will end lockdowns when 90 percent of the eligible population is vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus. Vaccine certificates are expected to be widely used under the new system as well.
“With vaccine certificates at red, orange and green business will be able to continue to open and operate,” Ardern said, according to Newshub.
If certificates have been implemented at marae, places of worship, events, gyms and hospitality venues, “they will be able to operate without limits or restrictions under green or orange. There will be some restrictions under red,” the report states. Venues that opt out of the certificates will be subject to “heavy restrictions.”
The report continued:
- Hospitality — up to 100 people, based on 1m physical distancing, seated and separated
- Gatherings (for example weddings, places of worship, marae) — up to 100 people, based on 1m physical distancing
- Events (indoor/outdoor) — up to 100 people, based on 1m physical distancing, seated and separated
- Close contact businesses — face coverings for staff, 1m distancing between customers
- Gyms — up to 100 people, based on 1m physical distancing
Under orange level, these restrictions will be
- Hospitality — contactless only
- Gatherings (for example weddings, places of worship, marae) — up to 50 people, based on 1m distancing
- Events (indoor/outdoor), gyms and close contact businesses will not be able to operate at all
“If you want summer, if you want to go to bars and restaurants get vaccinated, if you want to get a hair cut – get vaccinated,” the prime minister said.
Ardern told the Herald the use of vaccine certificates is designed to make vaccinated people feel safe, even though vaccinated people are reportedly protected against severe illness.
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