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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … There have been calls for prioritising other groups such as  those in South Auckland [1] and meat industry workers [2] … high incidence of Covid-19 in the UK. Their priorities are as follows [5]: Residents in care homes Everyone 80 and over and …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … incredulous that the Ministers claimed a lack of evidence  as grounds for their decision: But the president of the … how the government could cite ”lack of evidence” as a reason not to back traffic lights, given it had been … lowly rated products, with the threshold being around 2.5-3.0 stars. However, as I explain in the detailed section at …
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  • Changes in mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: NZ vs other countries and the stories it suggests

    … datasets, which are normally used to indicate things such as how busy a business usually is at a given hour. The data … & Sweden Activity in other jurisdictions did not drop as instantaneously when strict measures began to be … more valid parameters for use in disease modelling [5]. Looking to the future How might we do even better in the …
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  • Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream

    … Canterbury are facing increasingly difficult decisions as nitrate pollution of drinking water sources worsens. Some … to increased nitrate pollution, has continued to increase. As nitrate levels rise, associated costs are climbing for … Water Management Strategy for drinking water quality. 5 The region’s latest groundwater report shows 59% of …
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  • Covid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained

    … is an important data point in the Omicron epidemic as it is a more valid indicator of the epidemic peak than are … to inadequate vaccination of the older population [1]. As with all measures of Covid-19 epidemiology, it is … here with the figure for Māori and Pasifika both being <5% for the second dose. Initiatives may also need to boost …
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  • Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes

    … mechanisms for improved funding of local government, as well as greater use of water metering with equity safeguards. … at 57.058 million cubic metres (m 3 ) in fiscal year 2022. 5 This amount represents “nearly 20% of all water supplied to …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … Childhood Obesity (ECHO) published 25 January 2016 (2), as one of a range of measures to address the environment … carbonated fizzy drinks and non-carbonated SSBs such as flavoured water and sweetened fruit juice. Untaxed beverages were carbonated drinks such as diet fizzy drinks; sparkling, still, or plain water; and …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … 17% aged 10 to 19 years), and 74% of the cases identify as Pasifika. Figure 1. Differences in age distribution of … course. Children have not been prioritised for testing, 4 5 especially where testing resources are constrained. They … Earlier outbreak investigations did not identify schools as important settings for transmission but schools have …
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  • A Statue of Merit: Dr Margaret Cruickshank and the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … memorials to US doctors whose activities can be regarded as unethical . Some New Zealand memorials have been similarly … influenza pandemic – to its victims, to its heroes, and as reminders to the living of the threat of future pandemics. … and her gentleness, patience and unselfishness” [5]. Finally, we also consider that this statue has aesthetic …
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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … have been linked to rainfall 2-4 and temperature. 2 3 5 Heavy rainfall events can increase surface runoff of … to disease outbreaks. 15 Recreational water contact, such as swimming, has also been identified as an important risk factor for infection. 5 The Government …
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