Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the vaccine […]
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Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2 – Expert Reaction
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will move to less restrictive Covid-19 Alert Levels at midnight tonight. […]
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Relaxing border restrictions by arrival country – Expert Reaction
Research contracted by the aviation sector models the effect of selectively relaxing our border restrictions depending on each country’s Covid-19 risk […]
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020
2020 has been one of the most challenging years for scientists and journalists in recent history, as researchers and media […]
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Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing
The SMC led an online media briefing about the recent progress in vaccine development for COVID-19. Professor David Murdoch, University […]
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Catching COVID-19 from surfaces – Expert Q&A
A number of cases of COVID-19 transmission suggest that contaminated surfaces may play a role in spreading the disease. This […]
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Moderna vaccine trial results – Expert Reaction
US company Moderna has announced that their leading vaccine against COVID-19 is 95 percent effective. The analysis was based on the first 95 […]
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Mandatory masking on flights and Auckland’s public transport – Expert Reaction
Cabinet has decided to make mask-wearing mandatory on Auckland’s public transport, while travelling in and out of the city, and on all […]
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Auckland case linked to November cluster – Expert Reaction
Genomic sequencing has linked the new community case of COVID-19 to the November quarantine cluster. The new case was announced […]
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Are we facing runaway climate change? – Expert Reaction
Even if greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced to zero, global temperatures may continue to rise for centuries, according to […]
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