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  • The need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … to have drifted into an unclear strategic approach to Covid-19 control. In this blog we outline one potential way … that show that successful internal border control of Covid-19 is possible. Until very recently, Aotearoa NZ was clearly using an elimination strategy for Covid-19 control. Also, the Government had released (in …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … In this blog we review the impact of Aotearoa NZ’s Covid-19 response strategies on mortality patterns during the … current Omicron wave.     Over the last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health … that have played a direct role in keeping mortality from Covid-19 relatively low compared to other nations. For …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … Aotearoa NZ has responded very successfully to the COVID-19 pandemic by achieving elimination and the lowest … the importance of ensuring the huge investment in the COVID-19 response generates lasting benefits for NZ. … has achieved elimination of community transmission of COVID-19 with the lowest death rate in the OECD [1, 2]. The …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … with reasonable quality data implies that the risk of Covid-19 infection for most vaccinated international arrivals … risk of being infected with the pandemic virus causing Covid-19 by someone fully vaccinated who arrived from … other, appropriately reflect the actual relative risks of Covid-19 infection between different locations. At present, …
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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … blog focuses on the underlying environmental causes of Covid-19 (Covid) and the role of international law in tackling both Covid and other planetary crises. I argue that major changes …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … but the Greater Sydney region is currently facing a large COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the Delta variant. The New South … aircrew to and from Sydney Airport tested positive for COVID-19 and was confirmed as a case on 16 June with … imported from the US ( 4 ). There have been more than 5000 COVID-19 cases reported in NSW since the outbreak began. In …
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  • Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong response

    … Summary    Long Covid (LC) remains a risk following any Covid-19 infection or reinfection. It includes a syndrome of … for our communities, healthcare system, and economy. Covid-19 vaccination reduces the risk of LC following Omicron …
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  • Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa

    … of indoor aerosol transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 is increasingly recognised. In addition to public … Airborne transmission of the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 has been recognised by the World Health … importance of infectious aerosols as a main way in which Covid-19 has been spread [6]. It notes that droplet …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … can use intense public health controls to eradicate COVID-19 from the country – we must also plan for other … 1 Better resilience for our health system in the face of COVID-19 must include reducing current avoidable pressures that are not COVID-related. Emergency policies should include the …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … Summary The report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19 has just been released. It reviewed the Aotearoa New … future pandemics. It identified major strengths in the NZ Covid-19 response, notably the use of an elimination … of the long-awaited inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid response . 1 The Royal Commission of Inquiry into …
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