Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 2020

Testing for COVID-19: what’s the most effective method? What do we still need to learn? Do we have enough supplies? […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 April 2020

Tomorrow New Zealanders will reach the half-way point of the four-week-long Level 4 restrictions. Today, the Ministry of Health launched […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 April 2020

To mask or not to mask? Between contradictory headlines, many are confused about whether face masks help reduce the spread […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 April 202012 August 2020

Kiwi parents and caregivers will likely be facing their own challenges caring for children as New Zealand enters the second […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202011 May 2020

Support services have raised alarm bells over the lockdown, saying it could spark more cases of family violence in New […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 March 202031 March 2020

The nationwide lockdown raises questions on how New Zealanders will consume both legal and illegal substances during Alert Level 4 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 March 202029 March 2020

A woman on the West Coast has become the first person in New Zealand to die from COVID-19. The Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 March 2020

More than two in five participants in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups will still be sober a year on, according to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 March 202004 March 2020

A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in New Zealand, in a person who had travelled to northern Italy. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 February 202028 February 2020

After spreading across the globe for months, the first case of COVID-19 has been reported in New Zealand. The Ministry […]