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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … on. But given that the pandemic situation is very far from over, in this blog we consider five areas in which … in communication. Given that the pandemic is very far from over, in this blog we consider five areas in which … being excessively defensive in response to feedback from other politicians and expert commentators, resulting in …
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  • Lessons From history: Helping New Zealand prepare for future influenza pandemics

    … are important but relatively rare so the lessons learned from such events may not be available when they are most … help. Here we reflect on some lessons that could be learnt from the 1918 influenza pandemic – building on a presentation … The following are some of the lessons that have emerged from this work. 1) Try to avoid crowding in institutions and …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … and more time spent indoors in autumn. Extrapolating from hospitalisations and deaths in the last 12 weeks would … people hospitalised increased over the past eight weeks, from 149 for the week ending 19 February 2023 to 368 for the … ending 23 April 2023. This number was a small increase from the 24 per week for the previous 4 weeks up to the 26 …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … than smoking tobacco when smokers make a full transition from smoking to vaping (1). It also recognises that nicotine … tobacco The fact that smoked tobacco may be purchased from more than an estimated 6000 retail outlets remains one … our time. At present, anyone may sell tobacco, and do so from any outlet; retailers are not required to list on a …
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  • Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections

    … Communication Centre , Professor Janet Hoek and co-authors from the University of Otago have compared statements by coalition ministers with those from submissions made by tobacco companies on smokefree … to protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s smokefree policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco …
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  • In the news: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

    … of Auckland talked about new WHO guidelines on unhealthy food marketing to children and how NZ  doesn't measure up … NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing - on Newstalk ZB .  … In the news: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing …
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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … us.[1] Norms lead us to modify our behaviour as we move from one setting or social role to another; for example, the roles we play at home, as a parent or partner, vary from those we perform at work or in social gatherings. While … in tobacco products so these become non-addictive would remove the reward smoking offers, and cue people to quit or …
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  • The long-term health burden of COVID-19: further justification for NZ’s elimination strategy

    … of infection with SARS-CoV-2 does not end with discharge from hospital, with the disappearance of the virus, or with … are individual case-reports and collated case-reports both from clinician-scientists and from patient groups. Therefore, there is no accurate measure …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … and tobacco pouches or ‘snus’ (Figure 1). They are made from tobacco and have been used in many parts of the world … [ see Appendix ]. New Zealanders may import these products from overseas websites for personal use, but use is  believed … cancers. 4-6    Figure 1: Oral tobacco products, made from tobacco leaf   What are oral nicotine products? Since …
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  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … Delta outbreak in the community, we should be learning from other countries’ Delta outbreak responses to inform … COVID-19 cases in Australia up to 30 August 2021 (data from www.covid19data.com.au ) Queenslanders have experienced … some restrictions on physical distancing, mask use and food/drink retail facilities (somewhat a mix of NZ’s Alert …
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