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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, regardless of the … that works by providing both source control and protection for the wearer and people around them from inhaling viral … symptomatic for COVID-19, but remained undiagnosed at the time they interacted with 139 clients. Compliant mask use …
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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … Despite some good progress, the persisting Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland still poses risks to health, social wellbeing and the economy. There is a need for accelerated efforts to ensure more rapid elimination of …
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  • The long-term health burden of COVID-19: further justification for NZ’s elimination strategy

    … This blog briefly surveys the emerging scientific evidence on the longer-term burden of symptoms and … long-term harms add to the wide range of other reasons for Aotearoa/New Zealand to persist with its successful … 700 patients (mean age 50±18 years; 45% men; 71% African American), there were 9 cardiac arrests, 25 incident atrial …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … In this blog we briefly discuss some of the opportunities for tax reform that will potentially improve health and lower … and child neglect. The total health harm from alcohol use makes it the fifth most important risk factor (albeit with … and diabetes, there are a growing number of countries and American cities that are adopting taxes on sugary drinks …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … of countries with reasonable quality data implies that the risk of Covid-19 infection for most vaccinated international arrivals is typically less … of six countries on NZ’s “very high risk” list, meaning only citizens and their immediate family are able to enter NZ …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians in 11 high-income democratic … compared to the rest of the population. Perhaps it is time for NZ politicians to share the lifespan benefits of their … Furthermore, since 1950 none of the 16 Prime Ministers and only two of the 19 Deputy Prime Ministers in NZ seem to have …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … Summary The new coalition government has announced its intention to … Tobacco) Amendment Act (SERPA). The SERPA Act provided for reducing the number of retail outlets selling smoked … legislation in their pre-election policy proposals. Only NZ First outlined its intention to repeal the …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … in indoor settings is widely recognised as a risk factor for the airborne transmission of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that … room. However, the average CO 2 level over a whole day can only be assessed at the end of the day and if the data is …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … The NZ Ministry for the Environment has produced a valuable … fertiliser prices would be expected to reduce its use over time, in the NZ setting. As an extra bonus, the tax revenue … “Zero Carbon Amendment Bill” and “Climate Commission” are only mentioned once each. Yet putting a price on ruminant …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … We congratulate the NZ Government on its proposed Action Plan for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal. Here we examine the … in the plan: permitting tobacco products to be sold in only a small number of stores; reducing the nicotine in …
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