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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … In this blog we describe an online calculator we developed to estimate the maximum investment society might consider … to inform the “next best” intervention to adopt from a cost-effectiveness perspective. But most countries … Wellington). … A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … of a smokefree world, where smoking prevalence has fallen to minimal levels.  This goal has much in common with … We report on our recently published study that examined how flavour capsule cigarettes appeal to non-smokers and … detailed legal critiques of the FSFW’s ‘independence’ from its funder, PMI, and calls for PMI to cease its legal …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … The 2020 Olympic Games were originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delayed event has now opened, … the indirect effects on global health and equity. Lessons from this event are also discussed. These concerns have also … illness (including “long Covid”) and deaths. It may not be safe to hold such events until there are very high levels of …
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  • Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures

    … distinct border control failures in Aotearoa/NZ relating to the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, since early August 2020, equivalent to one every two weeks. In this blog we briefly detail these … given the likelihood that some community cases arising from border control failures were never detected (eg, genomic …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … Zealanders, and we know which interventions are required to ensure good quality housing that supports health. Healthy … can promote good health.  New Zealand research has shown how low indoor temperatures and mould impair children’s lung … Well Homes , low-income families are offered a visit from a health and housing assessor. The assessor will check …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … and implications for Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). We need to upgrade mask policy to align with current evidence. NZ is … are minimised, and communication difficulties arising from mask-wearing are managed inclusively and well; and  … Māori and Pacific providers) with clear guidelines about how and when to wear a mask and how to manage communication …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … variant. The New South Wales Government is struggling to control the outbreak and the grim situation holds a number … was involved in transporting international aircrew to and from Sydney Airport tested positive for COVID-19 and was … to the state, stating: “The NSW government cannot control how many doses we get … the NSW government has always said, …
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  • What does the novel coronavirus epidemic mean for New Zealand?

    … It also explores what New Zealand might do in response to protect both its own citizens and people living in those … the questions we need to answer about this new threat, how information is shared globally, what this event might … hence its position as the world’s major pandemic threat from natural sources. With the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … costs, and mask use. The implementation of law relating to COVID-19 has meant that public health law has become real … law provisions, including amendments made in response to the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Then from 2006 several significant changes were made, including …
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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 … seen in up to a third of cases 5,14,15 . Clinical data from 34 cases in the 2003 United States monkeypox outbreak … 20,22 . Level of uncertainty : This criterion relates to how well-characterised and stable the threat is assessed to …
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