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总理Ardern今天早上在赫特河谷发表讲话。
The prime minister is talking from the Hutt Valley this morning.
Ardern 现在正在发言，她说加强针对 Omicron 的反应非常重要。
Ardern 说，如果您符合条件，请立即出去施打加强针。
Ardern 说，情景规划已经从每天不到 1000 例增加到超过 50,000 例。
Ardern 说，各国之间的施打加强针间隔存在一系列差距——有些是六个月，有些是四个月。
我们已经知道有些群体在疫苗推出的后期接种了第二剂，但关于加强疫苗之前的间隔的决定是由医疗专业人员决定的。阿德恩说，政客们听取他们的建议。
Ardern 说，Omicron 对大多数人来说更温和到中度，加强针会有所作为，以确保我们不会对卫生系统施加压力。预计医院的病例数会更大。
Ardern 说，世卫组织仅在八周前才将 Omicron 通知为关注的变体。
在全球范围内，每个发生过 Omicron蔓延的国家都对其医院系统施加了极大的压力。没有理由认为新西兰一定是个例外，除非我们使用我们拥有的所有工具，Ardern 说。
Ardern 说，毛利人非常关心人们如何在家中得到照顾。我们正在就此与毛利服务提供者进行接触。
关于缩短隔离期的问题是基于数据和证据。
被问及通货膨胀。新西兰并不是唯一一个通货膨胀率高的国家。 Ardern 说，这是基于全球环境的。特别是影响这些价格的油价和国际紧张局势是因素。
Ardern 表示，她驳斥了有关政府高水平支出是一个因素的说法。
Ardern 说，边境的措施将会改变，但继续在边境进行检测将帮助我们了解 Covid 是否有变化。
Ardern 表示，政府“绝对没有”接受其他人的快速抗原检测供应。
Ardern 说，RAT 的准确性存在巨大差异。
Ardern 说，我们最不想要的是医院里的人说他们希望自己接种了疫苗。今天仍有近 40% 有资格获得加强针但还没有得到接种的人。
Ardern 说，最近她收到了专家的一篇论文，他们强烈建议我们继续开学，并继续尽我们所能在大流行期间让孩子们留在学校。
教育部长克里斯·希普金斯（Chris Hipkins）表示，他专注于让孩子们继续上学。
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The prime minister is talking from the Hutt Valley this morning.
Ardern is speaking now, saying booster incredibly important in response to Omicron.
Please go out and get your booster today if you are eligible, Ardern said.
Scenario planning has been carried out from fewer than 1000 cases a day to more than 50,000, Ardern said.
Countries have a range of gaps between boosters – some have six months others four, Ardern said.
We have been aware there are groups who had second doses later in the vaccine rollout, but the decision about the gap until the booster is for medical professionals. Politicians take advice from them, Ardern said.
Omicron is more mild to moderate for most people, and booster will make a difference to ensure we don’t put pressure on the health system, Ardern said. Case numbers in hospital are expected to be larger.
The WHO only notified Omicron as a variant of concern eight weeks ago, Ardern said.
Globally every single country that has had Omicron waves has had extreme pressure on their hospital system. No reason to think NZ would necessarily be an exception, unless we use all the tools we have, Ardern said.
Māori have a huge interest in how people are cared for in their homes, Ardern said. We are engaging with Māori providers about that.
Issues about having a shorter quarantine period is based on data and evidence.
Asked about inflation. NZ not alone in having high rates of inflation. It’s predicated on the global environment, Ardern said. In particular oil prices and international tensions that effect those prices are factors.
Ardern said she refutes suggestions that Government’s high level of spending has been a factor.
Measures at the border will change, but continuing to test at the border will help us know if there are changes in Covid, Ardern said.
Ardern said the Government had “absolutely not” taken the rapid antigen test supply of others.
There’s a huge variation in accuracy of RAT’s, Ardern said.
Last thing we want is individuals in hospital saying they wish they had got the vaccine, Ardern said. Still nearly 40 per cent of people eligible for a booster today who haven’t got one.
Recently she received a paper from experts who have advised us strongly to continue with the opening of schools, and to continue to do what we can to keep children at school during the pandemic, Ardern said.
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