New Zealand vaccinates 2.5% of its people in a day in drive to live with COVID-19

New Zealand vaccinated at least 2.5% of its people on Saturday as the government tries to accelerate inoculations and live with COVID-19, preliminary health ministry data showed. Through an array of strategies, gimmicks and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's encouragement through the day, 124,669 shots were administered by late in the day in a country of 4.9 million. 'We set a target for ourselves, Aotearoa, you've done it, but let's keep going,' Ardern said, using a Maori name for New Zealand at a vaccination site, according to the Newshub news service. 'Let's go for 150 [thousand]. Let's go big or go home.'