Wellington will enter Alert Level 2 starting at 6pm tonight, in response to a traveller from Sydney who visited the […]
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Covid-19 case comes to Wellington – Expert Reaction
Wellingtonians are waiting to hear whether Alert Levels will change, after an infected person from Sydney spent last weekend in […]
Continue readingMedsafe approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s medicines regulator has given the provisional tick for kids as young as 12 to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine […]
Continue readingNew national booking system for COVID-19 vaccine – Expert Reaction
The government plans to offer the vaccine to the rest of New Zealand’s adult population – Group 4 – starting […]
Continue readingAstraZeneca vaccine linked to bleeding disorder, Pfizer not – Expert Reaction
New Zealand-led research shows the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is associated with a small increased risk of a rare bleeding disorder. However, […]
Continue readingWhat are people asking their doctors about the COVID-19 vaccine? – Expert Briefing
The SMC led a briefing about what questions patients are bringing to their doctors about the jab. Dr Maia Brewerton, […]
Continue readingAuckland scientists to lead largest-ever vaccine monitoring study – Expert Reaction
A global collaboration helmed in New Zealand will help assess the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on a massive scale. The Global Vaccine […]
Continue readingWeak positive results in Wellington wastewater – Expert Reaction
Two weak positive results have arisen from ESR’s routine wastewater surveillance testing for COVID-19 in Wellington, reported this weekend. These results are likely […]
Continue reading“Weak links” found at every point in pandemic response – Expert Reaction
The pandemic was a “preventable disaster”, says an international panel that reviewed the global COVID-19 response. It calls for immediate […]
Continue readingFlights paused from Sydney to NZ – Expert Reaction
Flights between the Australian state of New South Wales and New Zealand will stop for 48 hours, starting at 11:59pm […]
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