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  • Australia’s Quarantine Systems Failures: Lessons for NZ

    … Aotearoa NZ and Australian states have successfully eliminated … from Australia’s 17 quarantine systems failures for NZ.   Overall, NZ and Australia have done very well with their COVID-19 …
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  • Improving our pandemic preparedness: Counterfactuals and continuous quality improvement

    … pathogens but were underused in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). There is a lot to learn and put in place given the increasing threats of pandemic diseases. Phase two of NZ’s Covid-19 Inquiry is focused on people’s experiences of … is the thought experiment of what might have happened if NZ had taken a different path. 1 Rather than imagining a …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … an enormous impact on health and the economy in Aotearoa NZ (NZ) and globally. 1 , 2 Future pandemics are inevitable … President, New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Dr Maia Brewerton (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu), Clinical … Allergic Diseases Team Leader at the Malaghan Institute Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … failures, which can potentially involve outbreaks in NZ’s largest cities with large health and economic impacts. … numbers of returnees that could be allowed back into NZ, with these returnees assisting with economic recovery. … for an integrated health and economic analysis with the NZ Government being explicit about its decision-making. In …
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  • Disposable vapes: An emerging environmental health threat

    … public health threat globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Daily vaping in NZ now exceeds smoking—11% of adults reported daily use — and … handling of hazardous components.   Authors details  Dr Anup Bhetuwal, School of Population Health, The University …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … clearly, sleep better and be more productive. Aotearoa NZ lags behind comparable countries on indoor ventilation … these spaces are adequately ventilated. Authors details Dr Julie Bennett – Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Caroline Halley – Senior Research Fellow, Department of …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … Smokefree 2025 Goal at a Law and Economics Association of NZ (LEANZ) event (copies of our presentations are here ). … 2025 and BODE 3 research groups on the pros and cons of NZ having such a goal. Do goals work? There is no doubt that … the global eradication of polio (just two countries left). NZ has already successfully achieved several health goals, …
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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … In this blog we summarise how Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) could improve preparations for a likely national outbreak … perhaps even eliminate) the circulating Delta variant in NZ. Since reaching a peak of around 200 community cases a day … Unit)) By contrast, the threat of an Omicron outbreak in NZ has increased markedly. NZ is seeing a huge increase in …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … fatality events with 10+ deaths since 1936 in Aotearoa NZ have resulted in an official inquiry. Ensuring an inquiry … blog (see here for a longer video .) Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has collectively managed the Covid-19 pandemic much … mortality rates and negative “excess mortality”. 1 2 NZ accomplished this while experiencing relatively lower GDP …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … of GDP in reduced productivity. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) this GDP loss would translate to around NZ$2 billion per year. We need robust local data and economic … Tūmatanui University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
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