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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … with low levels of ventilation. In this blog, we discuss how to use carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) measures as a proxy for … such as monitor lending libraries and self-build kits, so long as standards are agreed to and maintained. Conclusion …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … options that would allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold legally in NZ. This consultation raises questions about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) … could encourage smokers to switch to vaping (ideally on a long-term pathway to become nicotine-free) by making vaping …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?

    … In this blog we discuss the arguments for and against one of … sale of smoked tobacco products could be restricted solely to community pharmacies after the number of retail outlets … to other retailers. Pharmacies and pharmacists have long supported smokefree goals through providing smoking …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … The 2020 Olympic Games were originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delayed event has now opened, … and will likely result in additional illness (including “long Covid”) and deaths. It may not be safe to hold such … for daily practice, after arriving on 17 charter flights in Melbourne. 47 48 However, the event was marked by …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … currently represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while potentially transmissible here, spread … scenarios . Severity : This measure includes acute and long-term morbidity and mortality as well as inequalities in … 20,22 . Level of uncertainty : This criterion relates to how well-characterised and stable the threat is assessed to …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … Australia has generally succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus … variant. The New South Wales Government is struggling to control the outbreak and the grim situation holds a number … to the state, stating: “The NSW government cannot control how many doses we get … the NSW government has always said, …
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  • COVID-19 in Aotearoa: what does public health do now?

    … have collectively made an incredible contribution to minimising the impact of COVID-19 in Aotearoa. But the … pandemic, the challenge now is to be bold and clear about how we prioritise our public health resources and effort … in case and contact management for Auckland cases. How long COVID-19 can be kept out of further regions is unclear, …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … and anxiety. Māori are at risk of greater unmet needs in hearing health care in Aotearoa New Zealand, which can contribute to greater inequities. This blog argues that significant … (14). Barriers to access to hearing health care and how to overcome them The barriers to access in hearing health …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … life expectancy by occupational class among men enlisted to fight in the First World War (but not actually getting to … more marked [5, 6], and these have been described over long time courses [7, 8]. Eg, in 2011 there was a Māori vs … to do with the digitalisation of historical data.   But how can modern NZ do more to address health inequalities? …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … Plan” (the  Plan) represents a significant step forward in how we think about tobacco control 1 . The Plan specifically … Māori governance and fulfilling government commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as an essential part of achieving our … measure is consistent with kaupapa Tupeka Kore, so long as it does not create a barrier for those pursuing the …
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