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  • Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic

    … To date New Zealand has come through the pandemic well. The … I argue that the existence of an ethical framework was an important element behind New Zealand’s successful response to … they needed to be seen as part of the “team of 5 million”, but on the other hand their job as an opposition was to point …
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  • The Havelock North drinking water inquiry: A wake-up call to rebuild public health in New Zealand

    … Inquiry describes a long list of failings that contributed to the outbreak. In this blog we argue that the failings are … Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for new builds, but otherwise largely unmanaged Hazardous substances – … environmental health nationally, and under-performance. An important recent example of fragmentation and poor …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … is proposed. It makes a lot of sense for a country to have a health research strategy. It should make it easier … – but there is a lack of research into why coverage of NZ youth is so low compared to Australia and the UK. In the … largest reductions in health loss for the NZ population. Reduce health inequalities in NZ. Make the health system more …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … public health community hold divergent views on how access to vaping products or electronic nicotine delivery systems …  from  Pixabay Balancing smoking initiation among youth with cessation among smokers Several studies have … smoking to vaping, which may improve public health and reduce health inequities. However, as the MoH acknowledges, …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … we describe the range of urgent measures that are needed to facilitate a safe return to schools in Auckland and other regions of the … Leversha are with the Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health at the University of Auckland. Dr Jin Russell …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its potential to become a severe and prolonged global pandemic, a … outside mainland China with laboratory-confirmed cases (but there is an emerging concern about lines of transmission … the world’s population, severity obviously becomes hugely important. The last major pandemic (H1N1 influenza in 2009) …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … should indeed be completely excluded from retail outlets. But this Briefing also considers the most common reported … of other health-relevant problems from rodents (eg, damage to food, damage to insulation, damage to water piping, impact … vegetation levels in urban areas – which may in turn may reduce the capacity of vegetation to stabilise areas at risk …
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  • Changes in mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: NZ vs other countries and the stories it suggests

    … for New Zealand and a range of other countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data show the massive … reveals problematic stories for Italy and Sweden, but more favourable ones for Switzerland, Taiwan and South … strategy. With suppression we would also need to reduce some restrictions, in particular those that are most …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … Summary New regulations to reduce youth vaping include important measures that will limit disposable …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … care workers have a relatively high level of exposure to COVID-19 and an elevated risk of Long COVID. This article … Departments in May 2022, modifying existing pathways. Steps taken included building a process using national and … in some cases acted as the next tier of devolving these important messages and copied and handed on information …
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