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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How do the Covid-19 saliva tests stack up? – Expert Reaction
Calls are mounting for more saliva testing to be used in New Zealand, after the latest border incursion. There are […]
Continue readingAuckland to enter Alert Level 3 tonight – Expert Reaction
New Zealand will jump COVID-19 Alert Levels tonight in response to the three recently detected community cases in South Auckland. […]
Continue readingCovid-19 vaccine manufacturing explained – Expert Briefing
Scientists at an Australian biotechnology company explain the process of creating Covid-19 jabs that are likely to end up in […]
Continue readingRelaxing border restrictions by arrival country – Expert Reaction
Research contracted by the aviation sector models the effect of selectively relaxing our border restrictions depending on each country’s Covid-19 risk […]
Continue readingMedsafe approves NZ’s first Covid vaccine – Expert Reaction
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) has been provisionally approved for use by New Zealand’s medicines regulator. Medsafe has placed 58 conditions on […]
Continue readingHow testing can clear Covid-19 cases – Expert Reaction
Grey area in the test results of recent community Covid-19 cases has left health authorities conducting follow-up tests for more clarity. […]
Continue readingFirst COVID-19 vaccine could be approved by next week – Expert Reaction
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid jab could get the tick by New Zealand’s medicines regulator as early as next Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda […]
Continue readingProbable Covid-19 case in Northland – Expert Reaction
Health officials are working under the assumption that a Covid case detected in Northland is one of the more transmissable […]
Continue readingVoluntary saliva tests for quarantine workers – Expert reaction
Workers in managed isolation facilities will have the option of having their spit tested for COVID-19 on a daily basis, […]
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