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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … Government should establish an official inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic response. Such an inquiry could identify … SARS-CoV-2 transmission, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19. It ultimately sustained one of the lowest mortality rates from COVID-19 in the OECD (just above Australia), but it went much …
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  • Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them

    … While keeping up with your Covid-19 boosters is still the most effective way to protect … University and co-authors detail how vaccines against Covid-19 remain effective at preventing multiple adverse … many people have been both vaccinated and infected with Covid-19. This review shows that vaccines hold out well …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … to interested Pacific Island states. The global impact of Covid-19 pandemic was huge – and persists. Cumulative excess … this reinforced in the just released Inquiry Report on the Covid-19 pandemic report in Australia 10 (along with linkages … citizens to return from overseas. We note that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, both Australia and NZ experienced multiple …
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  • Charting our way back to normal

    … A new web tool, COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the … reproduced with permission from Pursuit  The burning COVID-19 question this year is – “When can we get back to … We have now made it available as a web tool – called  COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs  – so that policymakers and the …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … Border controls are critical in preventing future COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ. In this blog we consider the recent … NZ’s greatest vulnerability in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Recent reporting of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in managed isolation …
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  • Why NZ should consider adopting “mass masking” as an additional step to speed elimination of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … some Asian countries as a control measure in the current Covid-19 pandemic. There is some suggestive laboratory and … reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo supplied by Ling Chan with … A further, small study looked at cotton mask use on Covid-19 infected patients and found a 96% reduction in viral …
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  • Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community

    … face coverings or fabric masks as a strategy to contain COVID-19 pandemic virus transmission, the uptake of mask use … New Zealand is currently experiencing a second outbreak of COVID-19, necessitating Alert Level 3 restrictions in … strategy to curb the spread of silent infection with the COVID-19 pandemic virus. There is strong evidence that face …
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  • What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective

    … of the virus. During Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 in 2020, our team  created an agent-based model  which calculated the  probability of eliminating COVID-19  from the state, as well as the optimal strategy in … adults. 2) The reproductive rate of the virus in the pre-COVID-19 world with no restrictions of 5.0 and 6.0. 3) The …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … transmission of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes Covid-19. Virus-laden aerosols can remain airborne for hours …   Airborne transmission of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) causing Covid-19 has been recognised by the World Health … concentration, restlessness, nausea and sleepiness. If a Covid-19 infected person is in the room, a high CO 2 level …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … underpinning how the health system works have changed . Covid-19 has increased immediate demand on the healthcare … workforce experiencing illness itself. Simultaneously Covid-19 has fueled long-term demand on health services as a result of deferred routine care and long covid (which will need ongoing multidisciplinary specialist …
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