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  • Media release: Our fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … Michael Baker says New Zealand is clearly experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and health authorities should be … from Covid-19. This fourth wave is potentially driven by a rise in the XBB subvariant which has become dominant in the … hospitalisation, with more than 22,000 admissions in 2022. Infection can result in prolonged illness, including long …
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  • The COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ: A brief photo-essay with 10 photos

    … pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ, each photo is accompanied by a brief comment on the pandemic impact or response. In some … to keep it out at the borders and stamp it out with a lockdown followed by high volume testing, tracing, … to requiring mass mask use by the NZ Government (ie, after many months of advocacy by NZ researchers since April …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … our current policies do not adequately protect them from a marketing environment where vaping products are very … manufacturers claimed vaping products would offer a reduced harm alternative to people who smoke. However, as … vapes have become widely used as lifestyle accessories. As a result, youth and young adult vaping rates are much higher …
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  • “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic

    … A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination … mandate QR scanning in high-risk environments . However, a recent study that reported low scanning rates across varied … social marketing “nudges” include printing the image of a housefly on the inside of urinals at Schiphol airport in …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Jennifer Summers, A/Prof George Thomson, Dr Amanda Kvalsvig, Dr Matt Boyd, Prof … advisory groups. The surveillance strategy for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The legal framework to support the pandemic … international scientific literature. Nevertheless, it is often hard to disentangle all the components of multi-layered …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … Long COVID (LC) is becoming a substantial issue internationally and many countries are … variable symptoms in individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, usually three months from the onset of COVID-19 … (loss of the sense of smell), sore throat, chest pain and cognitive dysfunction (“brain fog”), and a general decline in …
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  • Flooding, public health – and the need for more emphasis on prevention

    … notably in Christchurch in March 2014. This risk is a consequence of high rainfall and the steepness of the hill … the impact of flooding may get worse in the future, with a mix of such factors as climate change and the expansion of … $380 million in total, while insurance costs were under a third of this at $121 million (2). What are the direct and …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 2 ) levels in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ as a proxy measure for poor ventilation and increased Covid-19 … above 800 ppm). These and other NZ findings (eg, from a 2022 study of Wellington’s Metlink buses) are consistent … but in the meantime, passengers and staff wishing to avoid infection in these settings should use masks, and passengers …
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  • A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away

    … the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) broadcast a documentary supposedly debunking the science on the … in the Seven Countries studies post World War II showing a strong correlation between the rates of cardiovascular … When you put more than just the seven studies on a graph, the correlation looks weaker.  Fair enough, as such …
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  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … peoples. The Government urgently needs to introduce a comprehensive action plan, including measures to reduce the … smoking, e-cigarette (EC) use and related measures among a representative sample of NZ adults aged > 15 years in … was 13.4% for current smoking (535,000 smokers). This is a reduction in prevalence of just under 1% and around …
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