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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 … increases in daily smoking and so need careful monitoring. What do the data tell us about smoking and vaping? Some … we have described, thus it will be important to track what impact these changes in outlet design and product …
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  • Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community

    … contain COVID-19 pandemic virus transmission, the uptake of mask use in the public has been suboptimal. In this blog, … on masks, which may lead to increased public engagement of mask use within the wider community. Aotearoa New Zealand is currently experiencing a second outbreak of COVID-19, necessitating Alert Level 3 restrictions in …
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  • Might a ‘Coasean’ social contract mitigate overall societal harm from COVID-19?

    … contract could be forged to address the major dimensions of response to the COVID-19 pandemic when using a mitigation … older people from high death rates and the desirability of maximising freedom from lock-downs and economic wellbeing … everyone else. The social contract could take a range of forms, but one approach could be for a government to offer …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … swabs to collect specimens to test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19). These … used to show past COVID-19 infection or vaccination, but does not accurately identify current COVID-19 infection due … point of care test kits are regulated as medical devices. What are rapid antigen tests? RATs are an alternative test to …
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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 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … a critical role in this country’s successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog … New Zealand (NZ). But not all of us are quite sure what the law allows, and what it doesn’t. NZ’s legal … charging for costs, and mask-wearing are discussed below: Does a person entering NZ from overseas have to comply with …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … The main advantage would be a reduction in the risk of border control failures, which can potentially involve … impacts. The main disadvantage would be reduced numbers of returnees that could be allowed back into NZ, with these … per year. These numbers are probably at least 10 times what Ōhakea could be readily adapted to manage. However, this …
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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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  • Key findings in the 2021/22 NZ Health Survey: Continued rapid falls in smoking prevalence and increases in vaping

    … people aged ≥55 years. The rapid increase in prevalence of EC use seen in 2020/21 continued in 2021/22, with the … vapers who are non-smokers because the NZHS Explorer data does not identify the proportion of people who are dual … people or attracted users who would not have smoked. So what are the implications for future policy and practice and …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    …   It is ‘well known’ that moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health.  But … health loss among New Zealanders in this study year. So what of this just published major study ? It comes from a … saying it is impossible to rule out bias. Gosh – what should we as public health experts say about alcohol?  …
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