Midfield Meat's boss Dean McKenna confirmed about 250 workers had been vaccinated on Monday and Tuesday. But he said the AstraZeneca doses had since been put on hold after two-thirds of those vaccinated reported side effects, including flu-like symptoms. "People were crook with side effects, which were expected, but we had two-thirds of our employees down as a result and it created a bit of angst amongst the workforce," he said. "We felt we had a responsibility to err on the side of caution so we will wait to receive more information and will resume as soon as we are confident to do so." Mr McKenna said those workers had since recovered.
