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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … cases. Unimmunised pēpi (infants) are the most vulnerable to severe illness and death.  We recommend two key priority areas to reduce the impact of severe pertussis in our communities. … disease. 4  Tragically, in 2023 three very young pēpi died from pertussis in NZ, 5 despite low rates of recognised …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … Industry Association of New Zealand (VIANZ) responded to our concerns, though reporting of the VIANZ’s comments and … regrets its past actions and now aims to protect rangatahi from exposure to vaping products. VIANZ noted “the … easy for young people to begin vaping. We can understand how vaping uptake among young people has occurred by …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan which included a commitment to Māori engagement, addressing inequities, and implementing … and opportunities . In response to a recommendation from the Māori Affairs Select Committee of the New Zealand … of smoked tobacco products, including investigating how to best ‘restrict’ filters to minimise their impact on …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … Summary  Vaccines have to meet high effectiveness and safety standards before they … post-marketing pharmacovigilance.  For example, data from NZ and overseas show that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is very safe. After billions of doses, the most serious adverse …
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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 … health needs? How do we ensure people with COVID-19 are safe at home? How do we transition from a clinical public …
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  • Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change

    … is known about our changing climate, it is important not to simply try to maintain or return to what was. Instead, we … in the aftermath of the most recent storm, “I don’t know how we’re going to get through this one, to be honest. We are … modelling suggests that risks for dengue and malaria will stay low. 36,37 However, arboviruses like Ross River virus …
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  • Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health

    … Eviction, or a forced move from rental housing, is a common experience for New Zealand … and grief, and precipitating a move into homeless or to a risky housing situation. We argue that reducing the … to make sense of what had happened, often emphasising how well they had taken care of the house and kept up with …
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  • Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa

    … causes COVID-19 is increasingly recognised. In addition to public health measures such as masking and physical distancing, further protections are needed to prevent the spread of the virus. Interventions to improve … infection control and prevention measures [7] . Modified from: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hierarchy/default.html …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … Current MIQ requirements for vaccinated arrivals to Auckland could therefore be dropped for most, without … potentially some home quarantine) for people travelling from Auckland to other parts of NZ to help maintain … and so in this blog we systematically investigate how risk of infection in fully vaccinated arrivals compares …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … Summary Examined together, the new Government’s approach to environmental policy shows a clear pattern towards … of air pollution and an estimated 34,000 people become ill from unsafe drinking water per year. Our communities are … nutrients and trap sediment so their loss can lead to less safe and unhealthy water [13, 14] . Urban development that …
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