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  • When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources

    … Summary Safe, good quality drinking water is a foundation of public health. The first, and most significant, barrier … the protection of water sources.   This Briefing describes how Waimate’s water came to be contaminated; identifies that … and cost a further $360,000 per year to run. For the 600 people on the Lower Waihao scheme, this means at minimum set …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … considered that the service was making a difference for people with Long COVID.  Its multi-disciplinary team approach … COVID report sequelae such as fatigue and breathlessness many months after their infection 3 . Common ongoing symptoms … was 0.7 percent of the total TWO Taranaki workforce 8 . How key people perceive the Long COVID service in Taranaki A …
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  • What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination

    … In this blog we analyse data from the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 website and display a key graph that we … within NZ that would threaten elimination status. People infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes … for maintenance of any elimination status, depending on how that is defined. 2 The importance of these cases depends …
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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … WHO-led investigation , compelling evidence on the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains inconclusive. The WHO … of an Institute of Virology that is conducting work on how to modify coronaviruses so that they more easily infect … multiple independent jumps from its intermediate host to people, as both the SARS1 and MERS viruses did. There is no …
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  • The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)

    … per event) found that the occurrence and mortality burden of these events has declined over time. In this blog we … from 21 events in the 1900 to 1919 period down to 3 events each in the 1980 to 1999 and 2000 to 2015 periods. The … from multiple conditions in the single year of 2006 (3), many of which are preventable. This suggests that addressing …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … majority support from  the general public ,  young people , 8 and  people who smoke . 9 Many community leaders, health organisation leaders and the … of tobacco control. A more detailed analysis would cover how political parties interact with the tobacco and vaping …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … . The measure is defined as the ‘difference between how many people died during the pandemic, from any cause, and how many …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … transmission risk. In buses and trains with more than 50% of seats occupied, ventilation was typically poor 94% and 77% … airborne infections such as influenza and RSV. How we collected the data We measured carbon dioxide levels … Higher occupancy – ≥50% of seats occupied, sometimes with people standing in aisles (n=24 trips, 447 minutes [m]) 5.6% …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … on families. Most cases are children and young adults, and each case has a significant risk of death and permanent disability such as limb amputation. … disease. The Covid-19 pandemic response has shown how public health and social measures can further reduce IMD …
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  • Five Potential Enhancements of Covid-19 Outbreak Control in Aotearoa NZ

    … Successful control of the current Covid-19 outbreak in NZ is looking feasible but many challenges remain. Therefore to maximise the chances of … mandatory during Level 4 for both essential workers and people using essential services. QR code scanning could also …
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