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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … under control.  This COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan serves as a reminder to other jurisdictions, including NZ, of the … alongside the CDC in response to emerging threats, such as pandemics. 1  Taiwan’s response to COVID-19 started on 31 … actively screen or restrict border entry until March 2020. 5 This focus also influenced NZ’s slow development of contact …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … Tariana Turia should be congratulated for their stamina, as it is their initiative that has led to the introduction of … dissonance caused by the new packs into quit attempts. 5 Second, by developing a thoughtful evaluation plan, and … introduction with high profile launch activities, such as complementary mass media campaigns to encourage quitting, …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … in recorded history. Around 9000 NZ citizens died – as per the updated estimate in the recent book by historian … particularly serious “second wave”) for the NZ population as starting on 27 August 1918 in the Northern Hemisphere [3]. … calling into port in Sierra Leone on its way to the UK) [5]. In this outbreak, the first death was on 1 September …
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  • Pandemic terminology: getting it right matters for effective risk communication and management

    … from cases associated with community transmission (as argued previously [1]). Elimination (of COVID-19): We have … absence of COVID-19 cases for a specified period of time, as estimated by modelling studies [3]. For example, no cases … in our community [4] and clusters being considered closed [5]. Both of these definitions are problematic in our view …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … in adopting taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs*), as per these past blogs (UK , Mexico , Mexico and Pacific , … – which could certainly be improved in recreational areas as per this NZ study (1). Recent successes around reducing … in 2015 apparently showed 10% are now water-only, and just 5% still sell full-sugar ‘fizzy’ drinks. One of the first …
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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … COVID-19. 1 In Australia, such a goal has been discussed as a potential option 2 but it has not been adopted by the … containment and a likely return to COVID-19 free status (as Trinidad and Tobago have just declared). Once NZ can … effective reproduction numbers (Re) in the range of 0.5 to 1.0, combined with effective case isolation (Table 1, …
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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … trade and killing of animals for human consumption as well as for therapeutic purposes and use as exotic pets. The … China has already taken some action in this area. 5 There are however arguments against complete bans, …
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  • Prevention and treatment of mental disorders will help reduce dementia

    … Summary As New Zealand’s population ages, dementia rates are … risk. The risk of dementia increases steeply with age. As the Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) population ages, the number … people reporting high or very high levels of distress.  5 It is concerning that reported unmet need for mental health …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … to provide more nuanced options for controlling Covid-19; (5) Strengthening regional boundaries to limit national spread … The regular detection of unexpected cases in settings such as hospitals (notably Middlemore and Waitākere ) and on … in groups who experience deprivation and marginalisation As noted above, there is evidence that Covid-19 transmission …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … no benefit. Influential healthcare leaders in NZ, such as Te Whatu Ora and the Royal New Zealand College of General … to expand their efforts to develop new antibiotics. As antibiotic resistance becomes more common infections … – even if they haven’t taken antibiotics themselves. 5,6 The unavoidable consequence is that communities with high …
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