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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … and of reducing the risk of outbreaks that overload the health system). Prioritisation for vaccination is not the … in care homes Everyone 80 and over and front-line health workers People aged 75 and over People aged 70 and … People aged 65 and over People aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions People aged 60 and over People aged 55 and …
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  • Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations

    … could extend the approach taken in NZ. For several years, public health researchers, parents and school principals have … be finalised in Regulations likely to be available for public consultation in late 2020 or early 2021, ahead of …
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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are … in the fine print). Over in Australia, the Department of Health and Aging has just taken the bull by the horns, and … of contention between the food industry, governments and public health in the next decade.  Although we note that 60% …
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  • That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.

    … consumption increases CVD. If true, this means the overall health harm from alcohol consumption in our society is even … before) it is probably not scientifically appropriate for public health practitioners, policy makers, and the media to …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … A/Prof Ralph Chapman, Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman The health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to … with both opportunities for advancing development and health [1] and also a range of possible disastrous outcomes … mostly in the Pacific. It provided extra investment in public transport (including boosting rail in Auckland), …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    … Western countries. This includes lifelong educational and health benefits to recipient children, economic gains for … healthily at school and showing improvement in a number of health metrics. 4-6  Strong international evidence tells us … , school, community, and food system. Implications for public health Strong international evidence suggests there is …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … infection risk than Aucklanders wastes limited MIQ space. Public health would be better served by having those rooms available … strategy (ie, to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on public health and keep the case load from overwhelming the …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … practises adopted by the CDC and Victoria Department of Health in Australia have been effective in managing C. auris … a history of hospitalisation overseas. Implications for public health Hospital outbreaks can be avoided through … Dunedin. Prof Michael Baker is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Appendix: A. …
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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … government officials, science advisors, iwi [3], health workers, border workers and indeed the whole “Team of … of transmission via surfaces [14] [15]. Border facility health worker infected (September 2020) A single worker This … before being vaccinated [40]. There was lower risk to the public due to Auckland being at Alert Level 3 for the period …
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  • Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir

    … stringent stages of physical distancing and shutdown of public places, travel, and the economy, while ramping up, … population, a general lack of overcrowding (including on public transport), an island nation that is not a major … source of regular additional outbreaks. In addition to the health of animals, there is a human-centred reason why cattle …
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