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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … and care in circumstances that they were not designed for. Ethnic diversity and a rapidly ageing population combine … This Briefing proposes that before such changes, the scientific implications be transparent. This Briefing … statistics in Aotearoa New Zealand. The census is the only data collection with a mandate to reach everyone …
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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … Despite a  WHO-led investigation , compelling evidence on the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains inconclusive. The … However, there is another approach. Bayes’ Theorem allows for conditioning probabilities on known data points … idea was that scientists are a dogmatic breed and the only way falsehoods vanish is through the death of their …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … which evaluated tobacco excise tax increases as a strategy for achieving the Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal [1] . The … of reliable longitudinal data on tobacco-related crimes makes it impossible to assess whether such robberies are … a plan for realising the Smokefree 2025 goal, and need only adopt the EY or ASAP recommendations rather than invest …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … and safety standards before they are offered to the public and continue to maintain a good ongoing safety … (NZ) Medsafe has a well-established national system for pre-marketing approval of medical products and passive … the safety of vaccines and identifying rare risks is only possible with robust surveillance systems.  NZ's vaccine …
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  • Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals

    … published a discussion document outlining an Action Plan for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal and has invited … to very low levels and mandating that these are the only smoked tobacco products available for sale in New … ever being acquired by new smokers.” Quote from British American Tobacco Company internal document, June 1959 10 …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … usage is growing in NZ and around the world but the scientific evidence-base regarding the benefits and risks of … based research could help clarify.   Globally the market for e-cigarettes or alternative nicotine delivery systems … sold, but in a highly restricted and medicalised way e.g., only by pharmacies alongside pharmaceutical grade nicotine …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … on society and designing such policies is complex. But if the perspective is around gaining health and saving costs for the public health system, then certain tax reforms may be … pricing 2014. Washington: World Bank, 2014. Chapman R: Time of Useful Consciousness: Acting Urgently on Climate …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … could be far worse than Covid-19. An Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) would significantly enhance … focus on infectious diseases. ‘CDC’ is a working title only ( see appendix ). How does NZ compare internationally? … to maintain its position as a trusted source of scientific advice. These benefits are important to safeguard …
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  • NZ’s Quitline Service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table?

    … We have just published a journal article on the cost-effectiveness of NZ’s Quitline service (including … health gain, address health inequalities and save costs for the NZ health system. But in this blog we also compare … even greater than we have estimated given our modelling only includes 16 tobacco-related diseases (and many others …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … In this blog we consider the ‘Auckland August cluster’ in the light of the changing … landscape of international evidence about COVID-19 risk for children and young people. The high proportion of … large number of cases in young age-groups during NZ’s second outbreak (Figure 1). At the time of writing (26 August …
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