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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … Summary Covid-19 is causing a large fifth pandemic wave in November-December 2023, as indicated by results of wastewater testing and hospitalisations. The net effect is … analysis of the cost-effectiveness of interventions (eg, vaccination, ventilation upgrades) and identifying ways …
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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 … the main findings of this new study? Our study (1) found a total of 56 sudden mass fatality events with 10 or more … in buildings, and in some cases new laws may have helped (eg, after the 1990 Aramoana mass shooting involving …
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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … Summary Infant nutrition is a key determinant of health. The International Code of … understood to include any milks (or products that could be used to replace milk, such as fortified soy milk), in either …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … treatment is currently largely ineffective and aspects of the underlying pathophysiology unclear, there is good … influenza and COVID-19).   Introduction   We live at a time when more of us are living into old age than at any … and memory, and treat any accompanying physical or mental illness. It is important to remember that dementia has …
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  • Pandemic terminology: getting it right matters for effective risk communication and management

    … Compared with other OECD countries NZ is a stand-out success story by ending community transmission of COVID-19. While there have been some well-publicised recent deficiencies (eg, quarantine organisation), there has still been no …
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  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … Survey data continues to show encouraging reductions in smoking prevalence. However, progress remains inadequate … peoples. The Government urgently needs to introduce a comprehensive action plan, including measures to reduce the … adults. Introduction Last year we provided an analysis of 10 key points about smoking and vaping from the 2018-19 NZ …
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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … to health, social wellbeing and the economy. There is a need for accelerated efforts to ensure more rapid elimination of community transmission. In this blog we look at five … even stronger focus on reaching out to essential workers eg, with 24-hour drop-in clinics ( as used in the UK ), and …
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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … This blog details a recent modelling study we conducted. In it we estimated that it would take between 27 and 33 days of no new detected cases of COVID-19 for there to be a 95% … jurisdictions that may also be approaching elimination (eg, Taiwan and Iceland) and there are some small island …
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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 … on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential benefits include: … decision-making was shared across their federal and state governments. 19 Again, such problems can be anticipated …
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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 … Combining vaccination with other measures as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy for respiratory … Omicron subvariants (which changed across this period from EG.5, XBB.2.3, and XBB.1.16 to HV.1 and JN.1, while the …
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