COVID-19

Blood clots declared a very rare side effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – UK/Aus SMC Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202108 April 2021

Medicines regulatory bodies in the UK and Europe have confirmed a potential link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and blood […]

Gamifying the Covid Tracer app – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202108 April 2021

Streaks and stats are coming to the Covid Tracer app, in a bid to get more people scanning. After fourteen consecutive […]

Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring in NZ – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 April 202107 April 2021

New Zealand’s medicines regulator has published its first report on adverse reactions experienced by New Zealanders getting the Pfizer Covid-19 jab. […]

Trans-Tasman travel bubble to open – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 April 2021

Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will resume in two weeks. The government has devised a traffic light system to managing […]

NZ’s most Covid-vulnerable areas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202101 April 2021

Kiwi researchers have created maps of the country showing each region’s vulnerability to Covid-19. They took into account Covid-19 risk […]

Marking one year after entering lockdown – In The News

In the News | Published: 26 March 202126 March 2021

New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]

MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202123 March 2021

A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]