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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … and healthy who incur higher infection rates? Under a health gain maximising utilitarian framework, yes. So long as … minus 10,000). So these analyses suggest a strong extra health benefit of the eradication strategy over the ‘flatten … eradication versus flattening the curve (eg, in the health sector, across the economy – and factoring in that …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … the entrepreneur/philanthropist Sam Morgan and the private-public partnership team. The CovidCard is a credit card sized … burden for Government (and everyone else including the public) about the source of transmission. Contact data from …
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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … people who had not previously smoked. A recent Ministry of Health report pooling 2021 and 2022 NZHS data supports these … will have on protecting young people. Implications for public health policy and practice Politicians from all … from the Vaping Regulatory Authority, which should make public details of its monitoring and compliance operations, …
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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … in preventing the spread of pandemics (3). Indeed, World Health Organization (WHO) advice is that while there might be … to be the first to attempt to weigh the economic and health issues associated with pandemic-related border closure …
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  • Why don’t we make rental housing safer?

    … rental housing has not been systematically regulated with health and safety requirements dispersed across multiple acts … home injury as an individualised event. Implications for public health Effective regulation and enforcement would help reduce …
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  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … TM cigarette smokers to have co-morbidities such as mental health illnesses, illicit drug addictions, and risky drinking … taxes are a powerful policy lever and potentially reduce health inequalities (17,18), but the revenue gained should be …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … have played an important role in reducing smoking in NZ. Health Committee members considering submissions on the … Edwards and Nick Wilson are members of the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Robert Branston is a …
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  • Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?

    … 5     Social pillar Social equity typically refers to health, education, culture, social protection, employment, … food may also serve as an educational tool by raising public awareness about food waste. By changing food waste … negative impacts on food security. Implications for public health policy? Include environmental, social, and …
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  • Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?

    … should be further research on cost-effectiveness and also public discussions around additional strategies to determine … in crash risk and any reduced convenience for the public or increased vehicle costs. Nevertheless, it seems …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … testing is positive for a locality – then it can allow health authorities to focus on community testing at such a … saliva testing (which would also be more acceptable to the public and speed up flows at testing centres). Furthermore, a … of ‘false positives’ can be somewhat ameliorated by health authorities keeping track of the location of people …
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