Children as young as 12 can have their vaccine from 1st Sept, or even earlier if they’re accompanying a pre-booked […]
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Mandatory masking and Delta – Expert Reaction
Masks will be mandatory in essential stores from tomorrow, as the government announces the new rule to help curb the Covid-19 […]
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The second nationwide Covid-19 lockdown – Expert Reaction
The country is going back into a level 4 lockdown at 11:59pm tonight, for just the second time since the […]
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Govt resets Covid-19 approach, announcing steps to reopen NZ – Expert Reaction
A speedup of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout and a border opening pilot trial are coming this year, as part of […]
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When can we safely open the borders? – Expert Reaction
The more infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 means a large chunk of New Zealand needs to be vaccinated before we […]
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AstraZeneca vaccine provisionally approved for NZ – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s medicines regulator Medsafe has given the provisional green light to the AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the third Covid-19 […]
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Trans-Tasman bubble suspended – Expert Reaction
Starting tonight, Australians will no longer be able to enter New Zealand quarantine-free for at least the next eight weeks. […]
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The hottest Olympics in history – Expert Reaction
When the Olympic Games open in Tokyo next Friday, New Zealand’s largest-ever team of 211 athletes is predicted to face record-breaking temperatures amid the […]
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RSV’s toll on health services – Expert Reaction
A sharp spike in respiratory syncytial virus – a highly-contagious, flu-like illness – is especially affecting kids and babies, and stretching hospital emergency departments. What are the […]
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Beef up the Covid Alert Level system, say researchers – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s Alert Level system needs an urgent revamp to suit the evolving pandemic, say University of Otago researchers. In a new paper […]
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