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covid-19 vaccine

Rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine – Expert Reaction

Rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 February 202120 February 2021

Vaccinators are expected to be the first people in New Zealand to get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab today.  Border and MIQ workers and […]

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Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing explained – Expert Briefing

Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing explained – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 February 202112 February 2021

Scientists at an Australian biotechnology company explain the process of creating Covid-19 jabs that are likely to end up in […]

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Medsafe approves NZ’s first Covid vaccine – Expert Reaction

Medsafe approves NZ’s first Covid vaccine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 202112 February 2021

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) has been provisionally approved for use by New Zealand’s medicines regulator. Medsafe has placed 58 conditions on […]

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First COVID-19 vaccine could be approved by next week – Expert Reaction

First COVID-19 vaccine could be approved by next week – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 January 202112 February 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid jab could get the tick by New Zealand’s medicines regulator as early as next Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda […]

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COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 December 202012 February 2021

Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]

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First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 December 202012 February 2021

The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]

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Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 November 202012 February 2021

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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Moderna vaccine trial results – Expert Reaction

Moderna vaccine trial results – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 November 202012 February 2021

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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Covid-19 vaccine promising results – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 vaccine promising results – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 November 202012 February 2021

Results from a trial of a leading vaccine suggest it could protect over 90% of people from Covid-19 infection. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine uses a new […]

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Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction

Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 202012 February 2021

International research shows New Zealanders’ attitudes towards vaccines were relatively stable in the years before the pandemic. The new study, published in The Lancet, maps […]

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