"They actually eliminated the virus twice. The third time when it showed up in a mutated form, it broke through. But fortunately, they already had a 98% vaccination rate. This is why I love New Zealand. People there are, for the most part, sane as opposed to the United States where you had a 62% vaccination rate, and that's going down - going the wrong direction."
"Where would you rather live? A place that actually believes in science and is sane and where people can work together cohesively to a common goal, or a place where everybody's at each other's throats, extremely polarized, turning its back on science and basically would be in utter disarray if another pandemic appears."
James Cameron moved to New Zealand in 2020 and obtained New Zealand citizenship recently. New Zealand eliminated COVID-19 multiple times and maintained an approximately 98% vaccination rate. The United States recorded about a 62% vaccination rate and showed declining uptake. Cameron prefers New Zealand for its trust in science, social cohesion, and pragmatic public-health approach. He contrasts that environment with U.S. political polarization and anti-science tendencies that he believes could produce disarray in the face of another pandemic. New Zealand also remains a prominent international filming location, though the move prioritized public-health confidence over scenery.
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