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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … Summary The new coalition Government has controversially proposed … , these claims may come to be accepted even when they are inconsistent with robust, independent research. It is … smokefree laws would force tobacco onto the black market. “What is now going to happen is all those dairy owners as part …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … Covid-19 Alert Level system worked well in early 2020, but the Covid-19 landscape has changed, and the system must be … Level 2 to ensure it is fit for purpose. Key improvements are mask use in all indoor environments, and creating a Level … the Alert Level System should be updated to reflect what we know about the importance of airborne transmission of …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … The pandemic-related lockdown is possibly the most dramatic … also lower in 2020 than the three preceding years. There are a range of plausible reasons for this reduction (eg, … of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 by age-group What might be the cause of the reduced death rate? The …
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  • COVID-19 in Aotearoa: what does public health do now?

    … collectively made an incredible contribution to minimising the impact of COVID-19 in Aotearoa. But the work for public … Delta forcing our hand a little earlier than we hoped, we are now moving to the next stage of the pandemic, … response. We also need to reflect on and prepare for what a transition to living with COVID-19 means in terms of …
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  • The long shadow of war on the health of military personnel

    … This blog post looks at a recently published study of the lifespan of NZ soldiers who participated in the First World War. It then asks more broadly what is known about the longer term health outcomes for … receiving non-fatal wounds in the war. These injuries are likely to have increased the risk of death in subsequent …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … The recently published Report on the safety of water … cost-effectiveness. This blog post goes further to explore what else could be done to maximise the benefits of … [1]. Various potential ways to address the situation are detailed below: Central government funding and law Given …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, but the Greater Sydney region … arriving at the border and ensuring maximum precautions are being used at all points of entry. Evidence from border … Level system (eg, as proposed by Kvalsvig et al ( 17 )). Benefits of an upgraded Alert Level system would include …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … concluded that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight key findings … public with clear guidelines and resources so that masks are accessible to all, environmental impacts are minimised, … protection, starting with those who need them most. What this Briefing adds This new review provides scientific …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … should be greatly intensified – but we must also consider what happens if prevention fails. NZ is often cited as … Major perturbations triggered by nuclear war could shift the state of NZ society from one of flourishing to one of … production and distribution, that crop substitutions are appropriate, that essential machinery does not …
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  • Regulation of alcohol marketing is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals

    … The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has just released the report on its review of their Code for Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol. The … and the need for urgency is made, and ways forward are described. In Aotearoa, alcohol results in a wide range …
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