Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 December 2021

Current vaccines may not work as well against the Omicron variant than for earlier strains of the coronavirus, according to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 December 2021

The Government anticipates rolling out the paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of January 2022, pending Medsafe […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 December 202101 December 2021

How can New Zealanders make good decisions to lower risk and keep safe when we enter the new Traffic Light […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 November 202129 November 2021

Swathes of the North Island will enter the most restrictive setting in the country’s new Covid-19 protection framework, taking effect […]

In the News | Published: 15 November 2021

International climate change negotiations came to an end yesterday with the Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement among nearly 200 countries […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 November 202102 November 2021

Two unlinked Covid cases in Northland have prompted the Government to put the northern part of the region in Alert […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 November 202102 November 2021

Tonga’s main island Tongatapu will enter a weeklong lockdown tonight following its first recorded Covid-19 case. Only essential services will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 October 202128 October 2021

Auckland’s hard boundary has been put into focus after two Covid-19 cases were detected in Christchurch, one of whom had […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 October 2021

Two new community cases have been detected in Christchurch last night. The two unvaccinated people are from the same household, […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 October 2021

How has the ongoing pandemic affected access to affordable, healthy food in Aotearoa? Stats NZ has announced the consumer price […]