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Taxi drivers amongst those wanting early vaccine access

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 9 Mar 2021, 6:58PM
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Taxi drivers amongst those wanting early vaccine access

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 9 Mar 2021, 6:58PM

Taxi drivers want to be the first cab off the rank for the next tier of Covid-19 vaccinations.

They have joined a chorus of groups lobbying the Government.

Blue Bubble Alliance CEO Bob Wilkinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan they risk exposure, because of carrying people in a confined space.

"I'd say they'd be pretty close to the top. I'd put airport workers up there, I'd put nurses, I'd put teachers, I'd certainly put public transport operators up there, all in a similar group."

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