New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]
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MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction
A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]
Continue readingCovid-19 Vaccine Media Hub opens to help journalists fight misinformation
Journalists and fact-checkers have a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, with a dedicated support service thanks to […]
Continue readingEuropean countries put AstraZeneca vaccine on pause – Expert Reaction
Ireland has joined a growing list of European countries pausing their use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after reports of […]
Continue readingPriority groups for Covid-19 vaccination – Expert Reaction
Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the vaccine […]
Continue readingAviation worker tests positive for Covid-19 shortly after vaccination – Expert Reaction
An Air New Zealand flight attendant tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, shortly after receiving a shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Prime Minister […]
Continue readingYoung adults and risk-taking – Expert Q&A
The recently announced community cases of COVID-19 includes a young adult who visited several places while potentially infectious. Yesterday, the […]
Continue readingAuckland enters another lockdown – Expert Reaction
A new community Covid case with unusual symptoms in Auckland has sent the city into a 7-day lockdown. The city […]
Continue readingA year of COVID-19 in NZ – Expert Reaction
This Sunday marks one year since the Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19 infection. At the […]
Continue readingMandatory masks on public transport – Expert Reaction
The nationwide rules around wearing face masks on public transport at Alert Level 1 will remain in place permanently. It […]
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