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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … Michael Baker Here we present five key reasons for why the NZ Government should establish an official inquiry into … of the intervention packages of different countries are needed. The country needs to know about the costs and … updated estimates from the international experience as to what health burden NZ’s elimination process probably avoided. …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … In this blog we review the case for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. We find that … from achieving it. Arguments against having such a goal are also considered.   Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 has been … support the Smokefree Goal, when they understand what it means [17]. There is also support even among smokers, …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … human actions (accidental or deliberate). Global treaties are crucial to pandemic preparedness and response, and a … agreement with Australia on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential … corridors between the two countries (see Appendix ).  What is new in this Briefing  The risks of future pandemics …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … or have recently quit smoking and who participated in the ITC New Zealand project from 2016-2021. The blog … around 1000-1200 participants (of whom a third or more are Māori) surveyed in August 2016 to April 2017 (wave 1 … Te Ara Auahi Kore (TAKe) survey asking people who smoke what they thought they would do if particular measures were …
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  • Expansion of “green zones” may provide a chance for the global eradication of COVID-19

    … With effective vaccines for COVID-19 comes the potential for disease eradication (elimination at the … zones” with no local spread will have many medium term benefits by liberalising travel between “green zone” … from animal reservoirs. The costs of COVID-19 eradication are likely to be affordable. For example, one estimate for …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … With the 2020 election over and with a newly elected government, … to identify optimal methods for reducing the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Aotearoa/NZ. The persisting … rapid post-outbreak returns in consumer confidence. There are various social, economic, and (in the case of NZ …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … The NZ Government must do more to clearly articulate its … view at least, there is still insufficient clarity about what strategy it is taking. Is it going for eradication (as … this Endgame A. And it appears this is what most countries are pursuing – but often without clear articulation. Daley …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … meet high effectiveness and safety standards before they are offered to the public and continue to maintain a good ongoing safety … the public and potentially exacerbating health inequities. What this Briefing adds Vaccine safety surveillance is now a …
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  • Time to stop dodging bullets? NZ’s eight recent border control failures

    … border control failures in Aotearoa/NZ relating to the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, since early August … and argue the case for an urgent review and upgrading of the country’s defences against this highly infectious … positive news about the effectiveness of vaccines, they are unlikely have an impact for many months. The rising …
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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … by results of wastewater testing and hospitalisations. The net effect is that for the year 2023 as a whole, we can … during 2023. Drivers of these large waves of infection are likely to include waning immunity, continuing viral … to Covid-19 during 2023.  These numbers are close to what trends suggested in the middle of the year. 3   Added to …
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