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  • NZ’s “Team of 5 million” has achieved the lowest COVID-19 death rate in the OECD – but there are still gaps in our pandemic response

    … NZ has now achieved the lowest death rate from the COVID-19 pandemic out of 37 … But despite the success of the “team of 5 million” – there are still a number of gaps in our defences. In particular, … being an island nation that is not a major transit hub. What remains to be done in NZ from a pandemic control …
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  • The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs

    … In this blog we explore the first Covid-19 Omicron variant waves in Australia and … and for future variants of concern. Priority areas are increasing vaccination coverage and improving mask use … transmission first reported in mid-January 2022 . What followed in both countries after the more highly …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … Another review of the evidence for prostate cancer screening with prostate … health system too – and questions of cost-effectiveness are also unresolved. Despite the fact that all the men who … or even their life, to the [screening] programme ”.[3] What is the evidence about the benefits and harms of prostate …
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  • Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ

    … In this blog we summarise the results of modelling for an Omicron variant outbreak of … at 10 deaths per day [95%CI: 0 to 50]). While there are various limitations and uncertainties with all such … (ie, until their outbreaks subside in coming weeks). But what is the likely impact of an Omicron outbreak in NZ if 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 … and probable cases . We assume the cases in this database are mostly symptomatic cases. However, it is not necessarily … before deciding whether they are ‘true’ cases.   … What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website …
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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … devices, and web-based data management systems offer the opportunity to deliver and assess the impact of clinical trials remotely, something which researchers are becoming increasingly drawn to.  However, there are …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … . Figure 1: Rapid Antigen Test kit given out freely from the NHS in the UK Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Aotearoa … of the specific organism of interest. Currently, there are two main types of publicly available COVID-19 tests in … point of care test kits are regulated as medical devices. What are rapid antigen tests? RATs are an alternative test to …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … This blog comments on the Ernst and Young (EY) report to the Ministry of Health, … comprehensive and multi-faceted complementary measures, are highly consistent with those made in the NZ tobacco … attitudes and beliefs towards tobacco tax increases. So what does the report find and conclude? In relation to impact …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    … Summary History shows us that the best way to improve Māori health is to support Māori to …   The reasons for this revival in Māori population health are multifactorial – but there is little doubt that the … start with the basics: in the context of health outcomes, what does equity really mean?  You may have noticed that so …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … summarises our recently published study that compares the 1918-19 influenza pandemic with the Covid-19 pandemic. It … for improvement in pandemic preparedness and response that are relevant to managing Covid-19. It showed that pandemic … resilient and capable of responding to surges in demand.   What is new in this Briefing? Comparisons between New …
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