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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 … new stimuli, or “nudges”, into these environments can foster and then reinforce compliance, helping develop … opportunity to scan occurs: when they enter a store and can use a QR code. Everyday conversations such as these would …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … the range of urgent measures that are needed to facilitate a safe return to schools in Auckland and other regions of the … in schools, mask guidance and physical distancing. A premature return to on-site learning in schools, … and it is unclear whether a comprehensive plan for schools can be formulated and implemented in this short timeframe. A …
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  • NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority in a muddle over weed killer

    … glyphosate (the active ingredient in “Roundup”) was a “probable carcinogen”. Instead the EPA commissioned its own … there is strong evidence that glyphosate is genotoxic and can act to induce oxidative stress, based on studies in … EPA truly agree with the IARC assessment, that glyphosate can cause cancer? Not according to the document written by Dr …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    … food system resilience.  In this, the first Briefing in a three-part series, we outline some of the key expected … impacts and evidence at these different levels. While a careful review of the evidence around outcomes from the investment in the Aotearoa NZ programme is required, a narrow definition of cost-benefit needs to be avoided. …
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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 … breath, anosmia (loss of the sense of smell), sore throat, chest pain and cognitive dysfunction (“brain fog”), and a … 2 Further up-to-date information on Long COVID (LC) can be read here . Internationally, the prevalence of LC has …
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  • New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index

    … health emergencies, but that countries must also have a robust health system, be compliant with international … unless all nations are prepared then the risk of spread can remain high. The GHSI method uses a binary scoring system … socioeconomic and environmental vulnerabilities that can confound outbreak preparedness. Additionally, there is …
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  • Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health

    … Summary A global survey highlights that New Zealanders place strong … declining confidence in expert knowledge.  The findings show that most people in New Zealand value scientific … Five years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it can feel as if trust in the knowledge of experts and …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … than two months before the government’s own target for a Smokefree 2025 becomes due, it has released an “action … was the best we could do.  A common analogy for how we can place limits on our expectations references an experiment where fleas are taught to lower how high they can jump by placing them in a glass jar. Tupeka kore …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Protecting the healthcare system: a strategic approach to reducing infectious disease impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … demand on healthcare quickly. T he SARS-CoV-2 virus may be a new pathogen, but in many ways the pandemic is simply a … more ways to stay safe and connected. Three approaches can be implemented right away to reduce demand on the health … against a range of infections. Respiratory infections can be markedly reduced by optimising indoor air quality , …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … and serology, along with sewage testing. Along with a few Asian countries, NZ has adopted an elimination strategy … COVID-19 pandemic (as some of us just recently detailed in a NZ Medical Journal Editorial [1]). We have been fortunate … the systems of testing described here, before New Zealand can consider moving out of lock-down. Disclaimer: This blog …
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