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… that compares the 1918-19 influenza pandemic with the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights similarities and differences … elimination) and vaccine development, in mitigating Covid-19's  effects. By extracting lessons from the 1918-19 … differences between the 1918-19 influenza pandemic and the Covid-19 pandemic. These pandemics share similarities in …

… In this blog we present hospitalisation data for Covid-19 suggesting that the numbers are now peaking across … been lower than the peaks in Australia. Although various Covid-19 control measures are being de-escalated, we detail … suggests that the number of people in hospital with a Covid-19 diagnosis peaked for Auckland on 15 March 2022, but …

… Most COVID-19 testing aims to identify infected people. To date, … Tests (RATs) have a complementary role, particularly if COVID-19 infection becomes widespread. In this blog we … how they could be used to further improve Aotearoa NZ’s COVID-19 response . Figure 1: Rapid Antigen Test kit given …

… of the changing landscape of international evidence about COVID-19 risk for children and young people. The high … Auckland outbreak may be a preview of what an uncontrolled COVID-19 pandemic would look like in Aotearoa New Zealand. … to improve coordination of child-centred policy in the COVID-19 response with better Māori and Pasifika …

… a European think tank that aims to identify an optimal COVID-19 response strategy. It considers mortality data, GDP impacts, and mobility data and suggests that COVID-19 elimination appears to be superior to … certain about the relative benefits and costs of different COVID-19 control strategies. The likely health and economic …

… New Zealand’s elimination strategy and subsequent high Covid-19 vaccination coverage gave this country exceptionally … years of the pandemic. However, widespread circulation of Covid-19 from year three of the pandemic is resulting in … illness, hospitalisation, death, and disability from long Covid.  Available evidence supports a strategy that …

… Aotearoa New Zealand is in a major Omicron outbreak. With Covid-19 cases doubling every few days, what opportunities … and their whānau as we navigate the next phases of the Covid-19 outbreak. There remains substantial scope for … increasing outdoor activities and appropriate mask use. Covid-19 infection in young children In general, young …

… New Zealand could adopt to support the country’s COVID-19 elimination strategy. We argue for the … present major benefits for the collective effort against COVID-19 and can also strengthen our preparedness for future … contributions to the pandemic response. The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly overwhelmed existing health …

… successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog details key aspects of the … costs, and mask use. The implementation of law relating to COVID-19 has meant that public health law has become real in … was NZ’s legal framework available for responding to COVID-19 in early 2020, along with the Civil Defence …

… The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May 2022. A further time-limited legal framework will be needed to support Covid policy. A new Bill will require public submissions and … In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then? …