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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … Summary This Briefing reports on our survey of the political parties’ tax policies. It finds that … reform: “ National will also implement a fair and sustainable pricing system for on-farm agricultural emissions … date of 2030 might raise concerns of excessive delays – a criticism that may also apply to the current Labour …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has had high rates of community antibiotic dispensing for many years, much of it for patients with self-limiting viral respiratory tract … developed. 1 Unfortunately, the low financial rewards from development of new antibiotics are not sufficient to …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … community transmission caused by the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In this blog we outline what is needed to protect the health and wellbeing of children (ie, those under 18 years) in this outbreak. Key … circulating in NZ. Vaccines for children under 5y are in development and should be rapidly assessed for relevance to …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … national system for pre-marketing approval of medical products and passive post-marketing … Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is very safe. After billions of doses, the most serious adverse events with increased risk … to operationalise in a timely and agile way, they need sustainable infrastructure 7 that allows them to operate with …
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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … wave in November-December 2023, as indicated by results of wastewater testing and hospitalisations. The net effect is … affected in previous years. There will also be thousands of people disabled from long Covid during 2023. Drivers of these large waves of infection are likely to include …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … There is growing concern about the increasing prevalence of vaping among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this … latest data from available sources about the prevalence of vaping and related beliefs and patterns of behaviour among … in 2022 to provide background information for the development of the ‘Protect your breath’ campaign. It …
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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … plus a sugar tax produces estimated lifetime savings of 894,000 health-adjusted life years and health system cost-savings of $19.4 billion. Applying an equity lens would also favour … epidemiological techniques to optimise the selection of public health interventions. In this Briefing we use the …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) with repeated waves of infection associated with newly evolved Omicron … groups Combining vaccination with other measures as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy for respiratory … XBB vaccine. WHO noted the importance of JN.1 for vaccine development on 26 April, 2024. On 6 June 2024, the FDA …
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  • The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)

    … per event) found that the occurrence and mortality burden of these events has declined over time. In this blog we … Defence website photo library What were the main findings of this new study? Our study (1) found a total of 56 sudden mass fatality events with 10 or more fatalities …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … Summary  The recent repeal of a key law to reduce the enormous health and economic … equity, and economic tragedy. It occurred despite evidence of strong support for the key measures among the public.  To … the Greens and Te Pāti Māori voted consistently in support of progressive smokefree legislation. The National Party …
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