New Covid Papers Suggest Hipkins Did Know

About this episode

Duncan Garner discusses new Covid papers suggesting Chris Hipkins may have had more knowledge about health concerns during the vaccine rollout than previously stated.

Chris Hipkins has repeatedly said ministers were not told about key health concerns around the Covid vaccine rollout for 12 to 15 year olds. But a new tranche of official papers appears to move the timeline back. Duncan Garner has covered this issue before. This episode is the update. The new documents suggest Hipkins may have been closer to the information than previously understood, including a vaccine ministers meeting on August 13, 2021, which he chaired, and later references to myocarditis risk being removed from official communications. Aly Cook joins Duncan to walk through the latest paperwork, what it shows, what remains unanswered, and why she believes it goes directly to Hipkins’ credibility. This is not about being pro vaccine or anti vaccine. It is about trust, transparency, and whether New Zealand parents were given the full picture. Watch the full episode and tell us what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Duncan Garner

Guest: Aly Cook

Topics covered

• Covid vaccine
• trust
• transparency
• health concerns
• credibility
• New Zealand

Keywords

• Covid
• vaccine
• Chris Hipkins
• myocarditis
• transparency
• health concerns
• New Zealand

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Organizations: New Zealand

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