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  • Might a ‘Coasean’ social contract mitigate overall societal harm from COVID-19?

    … In this blog, we outline how a win-win social contract could be forged to address the … ‘Coasean’ in recognising that social costs (externality) can be reciprocal – an idea developed by Ronald Coase, a … for behavioural reasons, they are also more tuneable. It can be difficult, for example, to communicate clearly to the …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … long COVID – now informed by some very large studies and a meta-analysis. The two most concerning aspects of long … Here, we just focus on a few of the largest studies so we can understand the depth and breadth of the impact of long … in some but seems to remain persistent in others; it can be markedly debilitating; its risk is reduced by …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … 2025” Action Plan was launched at Parliament on 2 August. A previous blog described its key features and a rationale … by replacing tobacco products among young people likely to start smoking. E-cigarettes increase smoking uptake by acting … and newer products should be regulated (eg, where they can be sold, and the extent of controls on marketing and …
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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … effective response to COVID-19 during 2020. However, a recent surge of community cases in northern Taiwan from … Slow vaccine delivery has been attributed to the late start of the programme along with access/supply issues , … hotspots nationwide to eliminate diagnosis delays’ , which can give results in ~20 minutes and may alleviate some of the …
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  • Update on Long-COVID

    … for individuals, whanau, communities, and nations. This is a “long-read” post – and so readers short on time are welcome … or biomedical scientists. Social media also played a part, as noted by Callard and Perego 1 , the syndrome … data and emphasises just how persistent symptoms can be. Many of the other studies of individuals with …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … key advantage of ending tobacco sales is that it would be simple, definitive and highly effective at reducing smoking … smokers who quit and future potential smokers who never start would gain major health and economic benefits. These … on the location, density and type of retailers that can sell tobacco products. Compared to tobacco sales this …
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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … infectious agents and possible synthetic bioweapons. In a study we just published in a journal, we explored the costs … that it is unlikely to be able to prevent importation, and can have huge economic and personal costs. Eg, the potential … that historically there is evidence that border closure can be effective in preventing the spread of pandemic …
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  • Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal

    … Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 has been described as “a world-leading, bold ‘endgame’ goal” [1]. The goal’s origins … also become more feasible over time, given that NZ smokers can now access ENDS products easily and the argument that this intervention represents de facto prohibition can no longer be sustained. Furthermore, surveys have …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … the plan: permitting tobacco products to be sold in only a small number of stores; reducing the nicotine in tobacco … The consultation process is open until 31 May (feedback can be submitted here ); after analysing the feedback, the … 21   This strategy recognises that young people who start smoking rarely, if ever, make an informed choice, 22 23 …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … The NZ Ministry for the Environment has produced a valuable discussion document with many good ideas for … in an integrated strategy to improve our waterways: a fertiliser tax, taxing ruminant animal products, and … not a perfect method, but that such economic instruments can be part of an effective policy mix to solve nitrogen …
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