The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) has been provisionally approved for use by New Zealand’s medicines regulator. Medsafe has placed 58 conditions on […]
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How 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. […]
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First 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 […]
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Probable 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 […]
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Voluntary 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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COVID-19 emerging variants – Expert Reaction
The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than […]
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COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic
Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]
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New coronavirus variant spreading in Britain – UK SMC Expert Reaction
There are reports that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found circulating in parts […]
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First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing
The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020
2020 has been one of the most challenging years for scientists and journalists in recent history, as researchers and media […]
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