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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … In this blog we summarise how Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) could improve preparations for a likely national outbreak … perhaps even eliminate) the circulating Delta variant in NZ. Since reaching a peak of around 200 community cases a day … Unit)) By contrast, the threat of an Omicron outbreak in NZ has increased markedly. NZ is seeing a huge increase in …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … fatality events with 10+ deaths since 1936 in Aotearoa NZ have resulted in an official inquiry. Ensuring an inquiry … blog (see here for a longer video .) Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has collectively managed the Covid-19 pandemic much … mortality rates and negative “excess mortality”. 1 2 NZ accomplished this while experiencing relatively lower GDP …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … aims to identify infected people. To date, Aotearoa NZ has relied almost exclusively on Nucleic Acid … and how they could be used to further improve Aotearoa NZ’s COVID-19 response . Figure 1: Rapid Antigen Test kit … UK Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has largely relied on nasopharyngeal swabs to collect …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … countries where it is endemic. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) had its first case diagnosed on Saturday 9 July 2022. … represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while potentially transmissible here, spread is … global health threat for low- and middle-income countries. NZ should consider supporting health initiatives to control …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … on the safety of water fluoridation (Royal Society of NZ & the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science … literature. It also details studies (including one from NZ [2]) showing that this is a cost-effective intervention, … is notable for including some high quality studies from NZ (e.g., evidence from a longitudinal study [3] that …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … in mortality have existed for at least 100 years in NZ. In this blog we also take the opportunity to discuss what … to address the current inequality problem in this country. NZ troops, 1918 – our study found that the lifespan of … about health inequalities by socio-economic position in NZ Socio-economic position (SEP) is an important risk factor …
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  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … be beneficial in controlling the current Delta outbreak in NZ and strengthening NZ’s COVID-19 response in future. We have written several blogs about different ways that NZ could improve its COVID-19 response, such as increasing …
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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … there to be a 95% probability of epidemic extinction in NZ (at around current testing levels). For a 99% probability … can monitor progress towards achieving the goal. NZ is a rare example of a country to clearly articulate an … status (as Trinidad and Tobago have just declared). Once NZ can declare itself having achieved SARS-CoV-2 elimination …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … clearly, sleep better and be more productive. Aotearoa NZ lags behind comparable countries on indoor ventilation … deaths worldwide every year . In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), it is estimated that air pollution is responsible for … to an estimated 13,155 hospitalisations. 3 Ventilation in NZ In NZ, most homes rely on natural ventilation, with the …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … of GDP in reduced productivity. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) this GDP loss would translate to around NZ$2 billion per year. We need robust local data and economic … of preventive interventions. Nevertheless, the NZ Government can take immediate action to reduce this joint …
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