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

    … potential life-saving interventions might be worthwhile.   Many countries spend a substantial proportion of their gross … life expectancy (the basis of this calculator). Some people might object to this and so we would favour societal … Wellington). … A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions …
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  • Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025

    … impact on population health. Reflecting this, the Ministry of Health announced in May that it will investigate … the decrease accelerated modestly among Māori and young people between 2011/12 and 2016/17  [*].   There were also … and regulation for these products than for ECs. We see many reasons for caution by governments: Preliminary evidence …
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  • Pandemic terminology: getting it right matters for effective risk communication and management

    … has still been no evidence of community transmission for many weeks. Nevertheless, further improvements in NZ’s response are possible and in this blog we detail how pandemic terminology could be upgraded. Consistent, … 1 it is allowable to fill a sports stadium with 40,000 people. There also needs to be further clarity around …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … organisation would be more effective, and make better use of resources, if it functioned as a ‘distributed’ centre with … diseases. ‘CDC’ is a working title only ( see appendix ). How does NZ compare internationally? In the decades leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, many territories were strengthening their national infectious …
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  • Covid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained

    … now peaking across the country. To date, the peak burden of hospitalisations and ICU admissions in NZ has been lower … true infections in the community since some people have no symptoms, some have symptoms that are too mild … in The Conversation on the 28 February to mark the 2-year anniversary of the first confirmed Covid-19 case in NZ. …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … to some. Unnecessary and disruptive and not wanted by most people, argue others. The debate over the Island Bay cycleway … is important because the way we build our streets shapes how we live, and consequently determines the health and … use of a limited common resource. In Wellington and in many other cities the status quo is being challenged. The …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential benefits include: … a lack of consistent definitions and processes, including how to respond to its failure (as happened with the … investigation may reveal that it is more appropriate for each country to have its own manufacturing arrangements. … …
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  • Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax

    … Heart Foundation and New Zealand Medical Association, and many other international and national organisations, … increase overall caloric consumption – by facilitating people drinking a greater volume of slightly less sugary … We partially agree. Yes, elasticities capturing exactly how people substitute other products in response to a price …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … permitted. These proposals will help protect young people from aggressive vape marketing, but do they go far … is available at more than 2500 outlets . Furthermore, many dairies have created spaces within or adjacent to their … products from generic outlets may have little effect on how people who smoke access vapes or e-liquids. Second, this …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … Even moderate levels of these symptoms can cause people to struggle with everyday tasks. 2 (See our previous … Long Covid is estimated at around 6-7% of all adults . 1 Many affected people are unable to work and drop out of the … researchers conducted a detailed economic analysis of how Long Covid-related reductions in labour supply affected …
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