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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … It highlights similarities and differences in the nature of these pandemics, the responses, and their impacts on … Zealand and globally. It also emphasises the importance of learning from the past to inform current and future … focused system-level action in public health policy and practice to better address the social determinants that …
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  • The COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ: A brief photo-essay with 10 photos

    … In this photo-essay of the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ, each photo is … success factors such as the relatively early introduction of border controls and the stringent nature of the “lockdown”. But we also consider some weaknesses: the …
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  • COVID-19 hospitalisation peaks in Australian States since Omicron emerged: potential relevance to Aotearoa NZ

    … the hospitalisation and ICU burden from the recent waves of COVID-19 in Australia, dominated by the Omicron variant. … peak in hospitalisations in Australia during the months of December 2021 and January 2022 occurred on 19 January with … experience to NZ on a per capita basis would suggest peaks of 1,107 people in NZ hospitals and 90 people in ICUs. We …
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  • The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

    … and the system needs to change with it to keep NZ ahead of the pandemic.  In this blog we summarise our … the Alert Level system and describe the benefits of an upgraded system: to better protect us from outbreaks, … and may evade protection by current vaccines. In practice this means that true collective immunity will be …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help inform the debate and submissions. … examine the illicit tobacco trade. We examine the extent of the problem in NZ, consider how proposals in the Action …
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  • Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures

    … and argue the case for an urgent review and upgrading of the country’s defences against this highly infectious … by international standards by adopting and pursuing a goal of eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus … nicotine replacement therapy (for smokers) to support this practice where required. The Alert Level system should be …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … exactly that back in 2006. Why not just ban the sale of tobacco? This blog considers some arguments for and … than tobacco grown for personal use), importation and sale of tobacco products, whilst not criminalising the use of tobacco. The purpose of such a measure would be to ensure, …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … system design or delivery. After considering a range of words, we consider that the phrase “border system failure” … closest to providing a clear, unambiguous description of situations where there are infectious cases in the … within NZ’s border control system could also include ways of classifying “border system hazards” that may represent …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … Snapshot Year 10 survey , a large cross-sectional survey of young people aged 14-15. The survey provides important … enable researchers and policy makers to assess the impact of different policies.  While the survey report reveals … Māori. We explain why rising vaping prevalence should be of concern and may warrant additional regulatory measures. …
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  • New modelling on the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ associated with arriving travellers

    … our just published modelling work on estimating the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with air travel to NZ. We … 14-day quarantine are still required. With the spread of more infectious SARS-CoV-2 variants it is critical that … scientific risk assessment is used for NZ and all aspects of border control are optimised for the differing risk posed …
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