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COVID-19 case confirmed in NZ – Expert Reaction

COVID-19 case confirmed in NZ – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Measles catch-up campaign – Expert Reaction

Measles catch-up campaign – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 February 202013 February 2020

The government is committing $23 million to give MMR jabs to about 300,000 young people, and rebuild the National Immunisation Register. […]

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Bracing for novel coronavirus on NZ shores – Expert Reaction

Bracing for novel coronavirus on NZ shores – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 February 202027 February 2020

The New Zealand government is going against World Health Organization recommendations by restricting entry to passengers from mainland China. The […]

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Novel coronavirus and border screening – Expert Reaction

Novel coronavirus and border screening – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 January 202027 February 2020

Kiwis currently in Wuhan will be evacuated in a joint Australian-New Zealand operation, as a novel strain of coronavirus continues […]

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Novel coronavirus origins and wider impacts – Expert Reaction

Novel coronavirus origins and wider impacts – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 January 202027 February 2020

The novel coronavirus continues to spread, with the World Health Organization reporting that the virus has killed 81 people and infected […]

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Could new coronavirus have come from snakes? – Expert Reaction

Could new coronavirus have come from snakes? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 January 202027 February 2020

The novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, may have come from snakes according to an evolutionary analysis of the virus. Research published in […]

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Novel coronavirus spreads – Expert Reaction

Novel coronavirus spreads – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 January 202027 February 2020

Six people have died and hundreds more have been infected in the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. As of this morning, […]

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Novel coronavirus detected in China – Expert Reaction

Novel coronavirus detected in China – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 January 202027 February 2020

A new virus has infected dozens of people in Wuhan City, China. The virus was detected after more than 40 people […]

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Two flu deaths in Auckland – In The News

Two flu deaths in Auckland – In The News

In the News  |  Published: 29 May 2019

Two Aucklanders have died from influenza this month sparking fears the virulent Australian outbreak could be spreading here. The Counties […]

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Top Ten Science Stories of 2018

Top Ten Science Stories of 2018

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 13 December 201809 December 2024

From finding the alleged Golden State Killer to ‘gene-edited babies’ – it’s time to take a look at the issues […]

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