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Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high
… Summary New Zealand Carcinogens Survey reveals for the first time the extent to which New Zealanders experience … year, reports that more than half (58%) of all workers are exposed to at least one workplace carcinogen at some … which we know is different from that of non-Māori. 3 What is to be done? Despite these deficits, the NZCS report …
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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
… inflammatory syndrome in children [MIS-C] and long Covid) are well-described. But there is a lack of robust evidence about the prevalence of these conditions. In this blog we summarise … ‘vaccine plus’ approach to protection will be needed. What are the potential long-term impacts of the pandemic for …
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Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms
… improve preparations for a likely national outbreak of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 to minimise harms to health … on daily MIQ (Managed Isolation and Quarantine) cases) We are also learning more about the impact of the Omicron … of Australia probably provides the best example of what NZ can expect to see, given that its population immunity …
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Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks
… In this blog post we cover the following: The recent United Nations report ‘Our Common … sector organisations must prepare and some ideas for what could be included in the Ministry of Health’s LTIB. … long-term challenges, including existential risks, that are evolving over the course of multiple human life spans. To …
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Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic
… To date New Zealand has come through the pandemic well. The role of political leadership and … ethics. The norm in bioethical discussion is to debate what is normatively the right thing to do. This document … health perspective it is a good idea, other considerations are maintaining business for some hotels in the absence of …
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How best to classify and count NZ’s border control failures in the COVID-19 pandemic?
… approach to pandemic control, it is helpful to define what is meant by a “border control failure” so that such … improvement. This blog proposes specific definitions for the current context in Aotearoa NZ. It concludes that since … conditions [4] [5]) and the issues raised in this blog are not at all about them as individuals – but rather are …
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When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study
… levels). For a 99% probability of epidemic extinction, the equivalent time-period was 37 to 44 days. So now the … it has not been adopted by the central government. There are other island jurisdictions that may also be approaching … and more detailed results published as a pre-print. 4 What we found: Estimating time to epidemic extinction This …
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Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?
… Summary The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing in Aotearoa New Zealand … from these vaccines by: Continuing to ensure vaccines are regularly updated to match the dominant circulating … a strong strategy and leadership from government. What this Briefing adds Surveillance data show the continuing …
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The Government’s transport plans work against our health
… Summary The draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport … inactivity. The policies outlined in the draft GPS 2024 are, as a package, likely to worsen the already high levels … population. In summary, the proposed policies will erode what current health benefits there are from transport, fail …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… Summary How will the next Government address the challenge of moving to a low … healthy, equitable and low carbon transport, other parties are promoting policies that are harmful to population and … 9 Fortunately, there is a wealth of evidence about what works (and what does not work) to create a transport …
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