Infectious diseases

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 is being significantly narrowed to allow for a limited set of public health measures. Government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 October 202213 October 2022

A range of new Covid-19 subvariants are currently circulating overseas, and some have already reached our shores. With summer around […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 202210 September 2024

Two new cases of monkeypox have spread within New Zealand’s community, as opposed to previous cases where people were likely […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 September 202214 September 2022

The government has scrapped the Covid-19 Protection Framework, otherwise known as the traffic light system. Government vaccine mandates and most […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 September 2022

The government has asked for feedback on a proposal to scrap almost all mandates to wear masks in healthcare settings […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 August 2022

The UK has become the first country to approve an Omicron-specific booster jab for Covid-19. The recently approved vaccine, made […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 August 2022

New Zealand’s second Omicron wave might just be easing up, with the latest data showing we seem to be in […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 27 July 202210 September 2024

The World Health Organisation has declared monkeypox a global public health emergency, but says the outbreak can be stopped. There have been […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 July 2022

NZ’s Covid-19 statistics will become more accurate as the Ministry of Health starts reporting deaths where the virus is the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 July 202215 July 2022

More than 40% of people who have regular periods reported bleeding heavier than usual after getting a Covid-19 vaccination, according […]