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An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital
… implementation, and enforcement by Government will also be required. Below is a short video summary of this blog (see … for relatively high Covid-19 vaccination coverage to be achieved before the switch was made to a … a start is made while memories are clear and lessons can be learnt. A list of our suggested priority areas for an …
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Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection
… well-known phenomenon The effects of infection are said to be ‘post-acute’ when they are not part of the original … pathways. 5 6 Viral persistence or debris may also be involved in ongoing inflammation in some cases. While most … beyond the acute episode. Almost any organ system can be involved, but common features in children are fatigue, …
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Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings
… 1 With Omicron infection, hospitalisations also tend to be brief (median length of stay 2 to 3 days) and are often … resources. Paediatric hospitalisations will very likely be inequitably distributed, disproportionately impacting … groups . It is unclear yet whether this same pattern will be seen with Omicron. Encouraging play, activities, meals, …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… NZ means the air we are breathing indoors may potentially be contaminated with harmful pollutants and pathogens, both … countries on indoor ventilation standards and what should be done. Dr Julie Bennett of the University of Otago says … group has collected recently indicates that NZ homes may be reaching well beyond the Centres for Disease Control and …
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What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.
… smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of the New Zealand contingent at the … to project out what the tobacco smoking prevalence will be in the future – the black lines in the figures below. Bad … 10% to (say) 11% after six months, this is only going to be a small part of the solution! Interventions to achieve …
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Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax
… In this blog I argue that, yes, such tax packages have to be well designed (and more research would be helpful), but nevertheless that there is much that could be potentially gained by taxes on saturated fat. In the paper …
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Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model
… between individual firearms policies and they need to be considered collectively. Aotearoa New Zealand needs to … 1983 is an opportunity to consider how firearms safety can be improved in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Here we consider … Tragedy 3 and informed the COVID response. 4 It can also be used to inform firearms policy. There are a number of …
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Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools
… antigen testing, if this testing modality is found to be accurate and feasible. 3. Guidance regarding unvaccinated … events, allowing children and family members to be vaccinated together on site. Provision of anticipatory … Ventilation and physical distancing in schools Which may be achieved by outdoor classrooms, open windows, doors, …
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Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action
… in the OECD. But there are ongoing risks – which may even be increasing with larger numbers of infected returnees in … COVID-19 elimination status. It clearly needs to be strengthened given the problems identified with border … reasons why the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ might be increasing are as follows: The intensification of the …
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Not forgetting the benefits to youth and non-smokers – an example from increases in tobacco taxes
… on helping smokers to quit or exploring how they might be supported to switch to e-cigarettes (to assist quitting or … appeal of e-cigarettes and other vaping products should be a priority. However, while a strong focus on helping … different population groups might benefit and which might be harmed from increases in tobacco taxes. We therefore …
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