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  • Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further

    … In a study we just published , we found that whilst there have been declines in all-cause mortality rates, over time, for Māori, Pacific … inequalities are generally stable or even falling in absolute terms, but have increased on a relative scale. To …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … measles elimination. This decline adds to historical gaps in immunisation coverage, particularly for adolescents and … to reduce the risk and consequences of such an event, in addition to current efforts to increase childhood … in NZ. Figure 5.  Arrivals to NZ by day, rolling seven-day average, January 2019 to January 2024.  This situation means …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … scheduled to take place through 9 August 2021. In this blog we look at the situation in Japan, as compared to NZ, and discuss lessons for nations … of the decision to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the middle of a global pandemic. These impacts include …
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  • New modelling on the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ associated with arriving travellers

    … In this blog we detailed our just published modelling work on … 3 days to 1.1 years). This risk was equivalent to an average of 110 flights to result in an outbreak. However, the … to a median time to an outbreak of 1.5 years and after an average of 800 flights). Nevertheless, a pre-flight test plus …
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  • Covid-19 Case-Fatality Risk & Infection-Fatality Risk – important measures to help guide the pandemic response

    … In this blog we explore two useful mortality indicators: … Risk (IFR). We estimate the cumulative CFR in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) to be around 0.08%, which is … other jurisdictions who have used elimination approaches in the past, such as Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … In this blog, we summarise our recent report that explores … from severe weather events, such as floods and storms, in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) for the past 70 years. Over this … of which 185 were linked with either injuries or deaths. In total, the deaths of 362 people were reported, and the …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … In this blog we consider recent literature (particularly … (much) larger gains, and due to substantial reductions in obesity-related disease it is likely to be cost-saving. … policy-makers and the public are often interested in counselling interventions, necessitating close attention …
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  • Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries

    … Aotearoa/NZ has achieved the lowest death rate in the OECD from the COVID-19 pandemic, equivalent to around 2000 lives saved compared to the OECD average. With regard to economic harm, NZ appears to be close to the OECD average, with the IMF predictions for GDP in 2020 overall …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19, … and make the case that mask use needs to be universal in all indoor environments at Alert Level 2, including … to move out of lockdown, the need to prevent new outbreaks in the community remains imperative. One of the most …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … In this blog we consider the ‘Auckland August cluster’ in the light of the changing landscape of international … The high proportion of Pasifika children and young people in the Auckland outbreak may be a preview of what an …
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