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Young children have a different immune response to COVID – Expert Reaction

Young children have a different immune response to COVID – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 September 2024

Children under 5 years old have a weaker immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children and adults, new research […]

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Pfizer vaccine available for some under-5s – Expert Reaction

Pfizer vaccine available for some under-5s – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 February 2023

Children aged between six months and four years can now access a paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine if they […]

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Covid-19 school spread speeds up – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 school spread speeds up – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 March 202218 March 2022

Three in four New Zealand schools are dealing with active Covid-19 cases, and there has been a 40% rise in reported school infections […]

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Medsafe approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s – Expert Reaction

Medsafe approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 June 202122 June 2021

New Zealand’s medicines regulator has given the provisional tick for kids as young as 12 to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine […]

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Kiwi kids among the unhealthiest in the world – Expert Reaction

Kiwi kids among the unhealthiest in the world – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 November 2020

A worldwide study of children aged 5-19 years found that kids in New Zealand are gaining more weight, and becoming […]

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Little exercise but lots of screen time for kids with weight issues – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 09 February 201703 August 2018

A new study from the University of Auckland-based Liggins Institute has found that children and teenagers struggling with weight issues […]

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Childhood risk factors predict future economic burden – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201611 April 2018

US researchers using data from Dunedin’s longitudinal study say it is possible to predict in early childhood the segment of […]

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Obese children at risk of serious illness – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 September 201611 April 2018

Researchers at the University of Auckland studying obese Kiwi kids have found early warning signs that the children are at […]

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Call for tighter rules on advertising food to kids – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 09 September 201611 April 2018

Researchers at the University of Auckland say New Zealand should adopt stricter criteria to stop the advertising of unhealthy foods […]

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Trampoline injuries bounce up in spring – in the News

In the News  |  Published: 10 June 2016

Trampoline-related injuries drop in the winter but bounce back in spring, finds a New Zealand study. The research, published today […]

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