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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … Poor ventilation in indoor settings is widely recognised as a risk factor for the airborne transmission of the virus … the morning, CO 2 will rise from the background level and often keep rising for 1-2 hours after the children have left. In fact, CO 2 can often …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infection. This conclusion is supported by the increase in … also be useful for public transport, where passengers often spend prolonged periods in an environment where …
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  • Would a sugary fizzy drink tax reduce health inequalities? Probably Yes

    … A possible tax on sweetened sugary beverages (SSBs, and in … The bar graph below shows these disease rates before and after the SSB tax. Disease incidence would fall by 14.1% in … policies that reduce risk factor exposures will often reduce health inequalities – in absolute terms at …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … are crucial to pandemic preparedness and response, and a regional approach for island nations offers additional … Potential catastrophic risks such as societal collapse after devastating pandemics (e.g., at the extreme end of the … 37 However, PPE shortages 38 can critically undermine such infection control and so, as with vaccines, there is a case …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … follow from achieving it. Arguments against having such a goal are also considered.   Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 has been described as “a world-leading, bold ‘endgame’ goal” [1]. The goal arose … the Predator-free 2050 Goal etc). Furthermore, there are often some synergies eg, a healthier and more economically …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … The New Zealand Government has set up a Tax Working Group to consider reforms of the tax system. In … warranted where consumption of a good places additional (often future) costs on society that are not covered in the … drinkers than adult drinkers in the least deprived areas, after adjusting for age, sex and ethnic differences” [33]. In …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … Overview of our just published research paper calling for a well-resourced NZ Parliamentary Commissioner for … Commissioner could also help overcome siloed orthodoxy and cognitive biases, through support for the public sector chief … risk assessment. Volcanism was only added to the register after the 2010 eruption of the Icelandic volcano …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … who were symptomatic for COVID-19, but remained undiagnosed at the time they interacted with 139 clients. … active indoor workplaces, and nightclubs where there is often dancing), it is precisely these venues that pose higher … maxillofacial abnormalities, young children, or those with cognitive/developmental disorders that would prevent them …
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  • Australia’s Quarantine Systems Failures: Lessons for NZ

    … programmes, starting with border workers, has been a favourable development in recent months. NZ and Australia … a moderate degree of protection is likely. For example, infection rates were halved for the AstraZeneca vaccine, 4 5 … border quarantine from 14 to 21 days. 12 Testing of people after leaving quarantine on day 16 is now common in Australia …
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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) could improve preparations for a likely national outbreak of the Omicron variant of … Delta, but overall it should still not be considered a mild infection . This Omicron variant is also far more …
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