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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 … doses, particularly for the most at-risk groups ( older people, those with important medical conditions, pregnant … in the future.     … Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them? …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … measles epidemic. Child immunisation coverage at two years of age has been falling and is now 83% overall, and 69% for … reasons for concern: Measles is a serious illness for people of any age, including pregnant women. In the … risk of a national measles epidemic 1 which would have many negative health, social, and economic effects: Multiple …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … Year 10 survey , a large cross-sectional survey of young people aged 14-15. The survey provides important information … No data collected in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions. How concerned should we be? Although vaping is less harmful … of regulated product advertisements, we have found many examples of online promotions since the Act came into …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … commercial interests and other activities that could harm people’s health through contaminated, or otherwise degraded, … water) infrastructure began in mid-2017 to identify how to overcome the widespread neglect of water … city, or community. This is currently a major problem in many areas given the scale of water leakage from reticulated …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … and improve the health, wellbeing, and equity of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand and the health of the … and the health of the environment in which we live. How will we do this? Our flagship initiative is the Public … there are major challenges to action in this area. Many of the drivers are outside the health sector, such as …
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  • Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection

    … Longer-term (or ‘post-acute effects’) of Covid-19 in children (including multisystem inflammatory … development, education attainment, and mental health. As each individual experiences different patterns and varied … have a time lag following acute infection, it will be many months before the impact of post-acute effects from the …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … it did state it was committed to tax relief for low-income people, paid for by increased tax on wealth. The tentative … 4 GST would be taken off fruit and vegetables (albeit many commentators 8 have disputed the value of this and also … pays taxes: The response referred to the ETS but not to how it could be made to work better. Another subsequent …
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  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … we consider the ‘Auckland August cluster’ in the light of the changing landscape of international evidence about COVID-19 risk for children and young people. The high proportion of Pasifika children and young … initially, we have very little direct experience of how the pandemic interacts with structural conditions in NZ. …
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  • Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals

    … profoundly reduce smoking uptake by adolescents and young people by minimising the risk that young people who … June 1959 10 Several reviews and commentaries and many individual studies, 1-3 11-33 have investigated the … be strengthened further, as the action plan proposes. How practical is a mandated VLNC policy? The policy has high …
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  • Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness

    … viruses are not currently being transmitted between people. It is still in the category of an uncommon … than two decades of research. However, it is uncertain how it may evolve and adapt to other hosts, including humans. … with circulating A(H5N1). 2  However, it would still take many months or longer to meet global demand. 20  There are …
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