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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    …   In this blog we discuss some of the emerging technologies New Zealand could adopt to … up to two days before they developed clearly recognised symptoms (5)). Because of the need for high speed, good … data protection concerns could determine the success or failure of the innovation and our collective COVID-19 …
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  • A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?

    … by Radio NZ (3’12”)  and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has just released a major new burden of disease study for 2006, a culmination of a large … interventions for athlete’s foot and ischaemic heart disease, it is the latter that is clearly more …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … decrease in all-cause perinatal mortality over the years of 2006-2021 according to the Perinatal and Maternal … those younger than 20 years, and those living in areas of higher deprivation, have worse perinatal outcomes. The … little change in the last 10 years.  A greater likelihood of a pregnancy ending in perinatal death where Covid-19 …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … Tomorrow’ (Figure 2) – by reducing the health impact of their business through ‘Portfolio transformation’ that … actions . 3 4 Hence, independent and critical assessment of tobacco industry transformation is urgently needed. The … transformation is occurring, and assesses the feasibility of such transformation. Transformation definition We defined …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … recognised as a risk factor for the airborne transmission of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes Covid-19. Virus-laden … remain airborne for hours in indoor spaces with low levels of ventilation. In this blog, we discuss how to use carbon … (CO 2 ) measures as a proxy for estimating the level of ventilation in a building and to guide ventilation …
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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … into the link between severe weather events and clusters of the gastrointestinal disease cryptosporidiosis in Aotearoa … rainfall or flooding may play a role in the development of some outbreaks of this infectious disease. This finding is … gastrointestinal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and fever with symptoms usually lasting one to two weeks. They are common …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport, acting on recommendations by three … announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport. The Bill aligns with the recommendations from the 2010 Law Commission review of New Zealand’s alcohol laws, 1 the 2014 Ministerial Forum …
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  • What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective

    … As Australia inches up  its vaccine rollout , the question of when the country can open up has become more pressing. … coverage is very important, but so too are a number of other factors; the expected number of infected people arriving per day, the pre-departure …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … But to do so means understanding the maths and ethics of both these strategies. In this blog we adapt our work for … among people with chronic conditions like respiratory and heart disease. If we wrap protection around these people as … in NZ at the current time, and therefore a 25% chance of failure or ‘defaulting back to flattening the curve’. That …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … outbreak highlights the need for greater understanding of the connections between infrastructure, land use, … illness caused by the cryptosporidium parasite. Symptoms typically include watery diarrhoea and … and Frankton on or after August 18 2023, and have symptoms of diarrhoea and/or stomach cramps, should call …
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