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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently reviewing public submissions on … consultation raises questions about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) will be managed. In this blog, we consider arguments …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … Regardless of whether Auckland returns to Covid-19 elimination or … a dedicated strategy, leadership by trusted members of those communities, an expanded role for Māori and Pacific providers, and models of care that are equity focussed and culturally safe across …
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  • The Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase

    … In this blog we briefly explore the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic in several high-income Asia-Pacific … New Zealand (NZ). These jurisdictions used a mixture of elimination and suppression strategies to achieve low infection and mortality rates until the arrival of the Omicron variant which has forced a revised approach. …
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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 … outbreak. Lessons for NZ from the global experience of Omicron The Omicron variant needs to be taken seriously as …
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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 … large income tax reductions for low-income citizens of Aotearoa NZ are being proposed by two parties ( Te Pāti Māori and the Greens); as well as compensating forms of wealth taxes. Although all parties have policies that may …
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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 … Covid-19 infection and Long Covid. Profiling the safety of vaccines and identifying rare risks is only possible with …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … This led to policy changes to strengthen the protection of source water and improve the country’s drinking water … Te Mana o te Wai formally prioritises the protection of drinking water over commercial interests and other … that Ministers, and other policymakers, take stock of the suite of changes currently proposed and ensure that …
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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … WHO-led investigation , compelling evidence on the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains inconclusive. The WHO investigation concluded in favour of a natural origin, being satisfied that ‘asking whatever … out a laboratory leak. Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology stated that they do not keep similar viruses to …
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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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  • 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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