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  • Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks

    … long - term global risks and their intention to introduce a Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act. All five parties … experts summarise and analyse the parties’ responses. You can read more about the survey in our introductory article , … war”. National Argued that the most important thing we can do “is to grow the economy.” This would allow for …
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  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … The first Delta-variant outbreak in the community brings a new challenge to Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 response. A Delta outbreak was in some respects a likely scenario given … implemented lockdown (whether regional or nationwide) can be effective in dealing with Delta outbreaks when coupled …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … Combining vaccination with other measures as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy for respiratory … only in minor ways, as is currently the case. 30 Problems can arise with a major evolutionary shift as happened from … boosted ≥1 year prior with ancestral monovalent vaccines, receipt of an updated XBB.1.5 additional dose 8-120 days …
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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

    … [MIS-C] and long Covid) are well-described. But there is a lack of robust evidence about the prevalence of these … infection of the throat or skin, and multiple sclerosis can occur years after Epstein-Barr infection (glandular … outbreak. 15 Long Covid Long Covid is a condition that can occur following severe, mild, or even asymptomatic …
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  • The Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty and tobacco: no cause to celebrate

    … dispute settlement (ISDS), the TPP agreement as a whole applies to tobacco, and breaches of the TPP might, in … the partial investor-state dispute settlement exclusion is a small step in the right direction, the fundamental … which relate to tobacco as well as other goods, and which can conflict with tobacco control measures, include: states …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … susceptible individuals in an outbreak.  While the task is simple, it does require staffing for each school/ECC to (1) … the risk of importing measles Immediate government action can reduce the risk of importing measles virus. Requiring … declaration, need time to carefully deliberate so need to start soon. … Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must …
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  • Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model

    … Summary The Ministry of Justice has released a discussion document for the rewrite of the Arms Act 1983. … Act 1983 is an opportunity to consider how firearms safety can be improved in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Here we … River Mine Tragedy 3 and informed the COVID response. 4 It can also be used to inform firearms policy. There are a …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) risks a large measles epidemic. Child immunisation coverage at two … Urgent action in the absence of widespread disease can be a difficult sell. But responding to an outbreak will … their child’s immunisation certificate when these children start at an ECE centre or primary school. Doing this would …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … new coronavirus threat. Given its potential to become a severe and prolonged global pandemic, a precautionary … cases may be the majority, ‘silent transmission’ can potentially occur for prolonged periods before a local … at borders – though these states are obliged to send WHO the public health rationale and justification. …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … NZ is often cited as somewhere most likely to preserve a thriving society through a nuclear aftermath. However, our … interdependent human systems are often fragile – and trade can be vulnerable. Even, when just one ship blocked the Suez … of such challenges. We need to calculate how many can be fed. En masse arrivals may be unlikely in a world …
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