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Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better
… have lowered uptake of Covid-19 vaccination and boosters 1 , as well as other vaccines, such as measles 2 , reducing … from active signal detection to hypothesis testing ( Table 1, Appendix 1 ). In NZ, Medsafe is the government agency responsible for …
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Breaking the inequity loop
… – faced an extreme crisis in the health of their people. 1,2 With infectious diseases rampant within Māori … housing and general sanitation as Māori epidemiologists. 1,2 Pomare was even known to take a microscope with him on … them the microorganisms that threatened their whakapapa. 1 The impact on Māori health was profound. Best-guesses of …
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Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity
… series are being collated here as they are published On 1 July 2022, the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act came into … self-determination, sovereignty and self-government). 1 The Health and Disability System Review , which also … directorate within the broader Ministry of Health.” Table 1: Political party policies on the future of Te Aka Whai Ora …
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Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal
… support by the public for tobacco endgame strategies (1-5), or at least for increased government action on tobacco … contributions to reducing smoking prevalence. Table 1: Possible strategic options around the Smokefree Nation … Effectiveness in achieving the 2025 goal Details/comment 1) Tax increases (10% annually*) + intensified existing …
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Alcohol-related harms now available on demand
… new commodity to be sold in this way in Aotearoa. 1 2 This is concerning given that alcohol is one of the most … company is registered, not where the service is provided. 1 2 Such a situation presents new challenges and potential … as they can be circumvented by on-demand services. 1 2 11 These differences in liquor licensing also raise …
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New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?
… to vape daily despite never smoking increasing from 3.1% in 2021 to 4.3% in 2022” [our emphasis]. This description, … know how to manage. As one participant in a recent study 1 explained: [I vape] like every 10 minutes at home… I can't … (36.5% of 2022 respondents) have never smoked. Table 1: Estimated number of Y10 students who had never smoked and …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… Allowable Value or MAV, 11.3mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen). 1,2 Publicly available information suggests the problem of … standard for nitrate (11.3 mg/L) (indicated in red, Figure 1). 6 For comparison, nitrate-nitrogen levels in unaffected … are estimated to have a median value between 0.3 and 1.0 mg/L. 7 Importantly, the MAV is a human health limit, …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… of the total up to the day the war ended [5547/16,703] [1]). Our analysis of deaths in the Roll-of-Honour [1] shows that injury deaths predominated (at 92.8%), followed … (1915) was the worst, followed by 1917, and then 1916 [1]. Two specific battles generated much of the mortality …
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Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?
… drinkers in the highest income quintile was modest (1%). Consumption fell by 1.6% among “responsible” drinkers in the lowest income … accrue 81·8% of reductions in premature deaths and 87·1% of gains in terms of quality-adjusted life-years.” In the …
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Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality
… are drinking water that is “not demonstrably safe”. 1 This included risk from water-borne infections and … barrier against drinking water contamination and illness.” 1 Source water refers to the bodies of water from which we … by 6 July) are in randomised order. ACT Party Question 1 (regulations such as ‘sinking lid’ caps on the use of …
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