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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … experience shows that we may finally have an opportunity to be permanently free of this disease. In this Briefing we … a characteristic rash . Maiden and Frosch identified one important obstacle to IMD elimination: in 2012 there was no … as an achievable strategic goal to both protect health and reduce health inequities. With effective vaccines available …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … options that would allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold legally in NZ. This consultation raises questions … about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) will be managed. In this blog, we consider arguments … settings (eg, certain workplaces or restaurants or pubs) but not others, may risk creating confusion. Simplicity would …
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  • Covid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained

    … that the numbers are now peaking across the country. To date, the peak burden of hospitalisations and ICU … and even strengthened, and which we consider are most important to minimise harm to health and avoid burdening the … bioengineered weapons. These lessons might even help us reduce the annual health burden from winter respiratory …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … Action Plan for 2025-2029. We have a unique opportunity to craft a Suicide Prevention Action Plan that is … needed to address determinants at a population level and reduce suicides in the long term. These drivers include … has focused on mental illness and clinical interventions, but needs to shift emphasis to the broader social, structural …
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  • A preventable measles epidemic: Lessons for reforming public health in NZ

    … we have experienced in the last 40 years. It can be linked to the problems created by long-term erosion and … most to provide system leadership. Why critical mass is so important for public health Public health depends on a set of … Goals [ 17 ].  Some countries are now taking very active steps to orientate their public bodies in this way.  A …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … Summary  Vaccines have to meet high effectiveness and safety standards before they are offered to the public and continue to maintain a good ongoing safety record. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) … a meningococcal disease vaccination (MeNZB) campaign, 5 but has done little for the national programme since. While …
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  • National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion

    … or misleading information—poses a significant threat to the health of our communities. It can lead to poor health … a proportionate response to misinformation. It is important to avoid overstating the risks, but the lack of active monitoring and research in NZ makes it …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … aspects of long COVID are its high prevalence (up to 30% of those infected) and, as reinfection is increasingly … (OR)=1.5) and higher at older ages. Obesity, smoking or vaping, hospitalisation, and deprivation were also associated … of long COVID as discussed here. These are the most important of the long COVID outcomes. Finally, although it is …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … currently represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while potentially transmissible here, spread … contact management. However, this outbreak could become an important global health threat for low- and middle-income … to the target site of antiviral Tecovirimat which may reduce its efficacy 23 . Risk management for monkeypox in …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … main themes and some thoughts about how these might relate to Smokefree 2025 in New Zealand. In summary, New Zealand can … promote cigarettes in previous eras, including targeting youth. There has been little marketing of ANDs as a cessation … user might respond ‘no’), and use of terms like ‘vaping’ may be more appropriate. The concept of dual use also …
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Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)