Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Boosters are essential. Cabinet recently considered the advice of the Director-General of Health and the COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group, and on the basis of that advice reduced the interval between a person's primary vaccination course—their first and their second dose—and their booster dose from four months to three months. As of today, over 1.6 million Kiwis have had their booster dose. That's over half of the New Zealanders who are eligible as of today. Boosters are our strongest weapon at this point. Every booster dose that is delivered strengthens our collective immunity and takes pressure off our health system. So to every New Zealander: if you are eligible, please do go and get boosted today. It is the most significant thing that you can do to protect your family, your friends, and those hard-working doctors, nurses, paramedics, and health workers that we all rely on.