Commissioners also say the vaccine requirements eroded public trust and call for investment to plan for the next pandemic

Summary

New Zealand’s royal commission into its Covid-19 response found vaccine mandates were reasonable based on available data but acknowledged they harmed social cohesion.

The report praised the country’s elimination strategy for achieving one of the lowest Covid death rates among developed nations while preventing healthcare system collapse.

However, it criticized prolonged lockdowns, weak health system preparedness, and a lack of planning for future crises.

Commissioners urged broad investment in pandemic readiness and emphasized the importance of both frontline and planning staff.

A second phase of the inquiry will review vaccine harms and conclude in 2026.

  • Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca
    3·
    1 month ago

    By contrast USA had over 600,000 preventable deaths due to their utter lack of response… So is this what you would have preferred???

      • klemptor@startrek.website
        1·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, probably the same Texans who were shouting about death panels and “don’t pull the plug on Grandma” when Obama tried to fix healthcare.

      • corvett@lemmy.world
        03·
        1 month ago

        Nevermind the vaccines were giving 20 year old healthy men heart attacks. And for what? The literature regarding the vaccines stated they didn’t prevent the spread, they just reduced the symptoms. So Grandma and Grandpa got COVID anyway.