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… an incredible contribution to minimising the impact of COVID-19 in Aotearoa. But the work for public health is not … 10,000-20,000 deaths have been averted by keeping COVID-19 largely out of our communities until now. Critical … case and contact management for Auckland cases. How long COVID-19 can be kept out of further regions is unclear, but …

… In this blog we explore the first Covid-19 Omicron variant waves in Australia and Aotearoa New … health measures established to protect New Zealanders from Covid-19, the country is still experiencing its worst nationwide Covid-19 outbreak. This outbreak is  almost entirely fuelled …

… to have drifted into an unclear strategic approach to Covid-19 control. In this blog we outline one potential way … that show that successful internal border control of Covid-19 is possible. Until very recently, Aotearoa NZ was clearly using an elimination strategy for Covid-19 control. Also, the Government had released (in …

… In this blog we review the impact of Aotearoa NZ’s Covid-19 response strategies on mortality patterns during the … current Omicron wave.     Over the last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health … that have played a direct role in keeping mortality from Covid-19 relatively low compared to other nations. For …

… Aotearoa NZ has responded very successfully to the COVID-19 pandemic by achieving elimination and the lowest … the importance of ensuring the huge investment in the COVID-19 response generates lasting benefits for NZ. … has achieved elimination of community transmission of COVID-19 with the lowest death rate in the OECD [1, 2]. The …

… with reasonable quality data implies that the risk of Covid-19 infection for most vaccinated international arrivals … risk of being infected with the pandemic virus causing Covid-19 by someone fully vaccinated who arrived from … other, appropriately reflect the actual relative risks of Covid-19 infection between different locations. At present, …

… blog focuses on the underlying environmental causes of Covid-19 (Covid) and the role of international law in tackling both Covid and other planetary crises. I argue that major changes … Covid-19: A planetary disease …

… Summary    Long Covid (LC) remains a risk following any Covid-19 infection or reinfection. It includes a syndrome of … for our communities, healthcare system, and economy. Covid-19 vaccination reduces the risk of LC following Omicron … Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong …