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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … law has become real in daily life in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). But not all of us are quite sure what the law allows, and what it doesn’t. NZ’s legal framework for infectious disease management and … for contact tracing in our law. This, in summary, was NZ’s legal framework available for responding to COVID-19 in …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … pandemic plan, with a particular focus on ‘keep it out’. NZ has many natural and institutional advantages in managing … some who may be asymptomatic). Of particular relevance to NZ is its epidemiology outside of China – where we still have … risk of approximately 0.01% of the population [4]). In NZ that pandemic infected 18% of New Zealanders [5] and was …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … We have eight more years to go until 2025 – the year of the NZ Government’s Smokefree goal. NZ is not on track to achieve this goal, especially not for … We find that some endgame strategies could achieve NZ’s Smokefree goal, deliver large health gains and …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … mandated Long-term Insights Briefings (LTIB) that Aotearoa NZ public sector organisations must prepare and some ideas … just published research paper calling for a well-resourced NZ Parliamentary Commissioner for Catastrophic Risks to help … UN’s call for a long-term and coordinated approach, how is NZ placed? On the one hand it is notable that the shortfall …
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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … wish to consider doing in response to the evidence.   The NZ Burden of Disease Study (NZBDS) reported that falls cause … estimates came from the Cochrane systematic review and NZ-specific intervention costs (8). The study estimated that … total cost to implement the programme was estimated to be NZ$145 million (95%UI: $96 to $206 m). The net health system …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … E-cigarette usage is growing in NZ and around the world but the scientific evidence-base … (alternative nicotine delivery systems – ANDS) that the NZ Government could explore and that further NZ based research could help clarify.   Globally the market …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … of illicit tobacco products. Introduction and methods The NZ Government recently published a Discussion Document … ITC New Zealand study (referred to internationally as ITC NZ and in NZ as EASE) is part of a 29-country international …
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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … Previously published NZ-based modelling work has explored business-as-usual trends … as higher regular tobacco tax increases in achieving the NZ Government’s Smokefree Nation 2025 Goal. As best we can … control is succeeding in reducing smoking prevalence in NZ. There is also widespread support by the public for …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … vaccine is woefully under-used in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This is despite its excellent safety profile and evidence that it prevents cancer. Added to the NZ immunisation schedule in 2008, coverage has yet to reach … including Australia and UK now follow this advice. NZ continues to follow the manufacturer datasheet (2-dose …
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  • Lessons From history: Helping New Zealand prepare for future influenza pandemics

    … Crowding on this NZ troopship (the Tahiti) may have contributed to a … commenced in 2009, was fortunately much less serious ( NZ experience with it has been reviewed elsewhere ). Future … involved in a range of studies on the 1918 pandemic and NZ and most recently the experience of NZ military forces …
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