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  • Key findings in the 2021/22 NZ Health Survey: Continued rapid falls in smoking prevalence and increases in vaping

    … whether the substantial reductions in smoking prevalence and increase in e-cigarette (EC) use/vaping observed in last … temporary behaviour changes affecting smoking and vaping. 1 2 This blog provides updated information on patterns and … people smoking daily and 179,000 fewer smoking monthly or more often, and is similar to the estimated reductions in …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … data from available sources about the prevalence of vaping and related beliefs and patterns of behaviour among … are summarised in supplementary information   . Figures 1,2 and 5 are reproduced from a recent report by ASH New … vaping prevalence among age groups stratified by ethnicity or SES. Vaping prevalence in the adult population is far …
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  • Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey

    … reductions in smoking prevalence occurred between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among all ethnic groups. This blog describes the … and modelling studies provided supporting evidence, 1 that the government was not on track to achieve the … crude (unadjusted) prevalences with no adjustment for age or other demographic variables. Key Findings 1. Overall …
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  • Long COVID: a crucial reason for vax, mask, and distance

    … of individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and is strongly related to the severity of the initial … There are insufficient data to provide a trajectory or a timeline for duration and resolution. The downstream … and social measures. Introduction In the earlier PHE blogs 1,2 on long COVID – now increasingly also called Post-Acute …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … of Long Covid, but its impacts are already substantial and measurable in individuals, sectors, and societies. … which is reproduced below for full transparency ( Appendix 1 ). Key findings to guide a multisectoral risk assessment … at any age. Symptoms are frequently experienced for months or years and can increase over time. Several recent and …
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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … Substitutes aims to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for all infants through the … rates consistently lower for Māori and Pacific people. 1  Increasing exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding is … as a minimum standard to protect infants whether breastfed or formula-fed.  By opting out of the Code, Aotearoa NZ has …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … protection against infection, hospitalisation, death, and Long Covid, as well as improving outcomes during … infection peaking approximately every five months (Figure 1). Figure 1. Covid-19 hospitalisations in NZ, weekly total, … markedly: just  over 1 million  have received a third or later additional (booster) dose.  This declining coverage …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … enhance national capability to address such threats and collaborate with similar global efforts. It would build … the science capacity needed for pandemic preparedness and response and for managing multiple ongoing infectious … health and the economy in Aotearoa NZ (NZ) and globally. 1 , 2 Future pandemics are inevitable with multiple drivers …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … about long COVID – now informed by some very large studies and a meta-analysis. The two most concerning aspects of long … of mask-wearing to protect others from one’s own germs” 1 . In Japan, mask use was compulsory for some, such as the … some towns, people were not permitted on public transport or allowed to enter a theatre or cinema without a mask 2 . It …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … We are dedicated to effectively communicating policies and practices that protect and improve the health, wellbeing, … and heatwaves also require rapid public health responses. 1-3 The Covid-19 pandemic is a particularly vivid example of … does not spontaneously result in political attention or policy change. Politicians and their advisors are time …
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