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COVID-19

Bluetooth comes to Covid Tracer app – Expert Reaction

Bluetooth comes to Covid Tracer app – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 December 202009 December 2020

A new version of the the NZ COVID Tracer app will be launched on the Apple App Store and the […]

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Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 November 202012 February 2021

The SMC led an online media briefing about the recent progress in vaccine development for COVID-19. Professor David Murdoch, University […]

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Catching COVID-19 from surfaces – Expert Q&A

Catching COVID-19 from surfaces – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 November 2020

A number of cases of COVID-19 transmission suggest that contaminated surfaces may play a role in spreading the disease. This […]

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Moderna vaccine trial results – Expert Reaction

Moderna vaccine trial results – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 November 202012 February 2021

US company Moderna has announced that their leading vaccine against COVID-19 is 95 percent effective. The analysis was based on the first 95 […]

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Mandatory masking on flights and Auckland’s public transport – Expert Reaction

Mandatory masking on flights and Auckland’s public transport – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 November 2020

Cabinet has decided to make mask-wearing mandatory on Auckland’s public transport, while travelling in and out of the city, and on all […]

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Auckland case linked to November cluster – Expert Reaction

Auckland case linked to November cluster – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 November 202013 November 2020

Genomic sequencing has linked the new community case of COVID-19 to the November quarantine cluster. The new case was announced […]

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Mystery COVID-19 case in Auckland – Expert Reaction 

Mystery COVID-19 case in Auckland – Expert Reaction 

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 November 202012 November 2020

This post was updated on the evening of 12 November 2020, following an update from the Ministry of Health. The […]

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Covid-19 vaccine promising results – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 vaccine promising results – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 November 202012 February 2021

Results from a trial of a leading vaccine suggest it could protect over 90% of people from Covid-19 infection. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine uses a new […]

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November quarantine cluster – Expert Reaction

November quarantine cluster – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 November 202009 November 2020

The Ministry of Health has provided an update on the new cluster of COVID-19 cases which emerged in NZ over the […]

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Mental health impacts of NZ’s lockdown revealed – Expert Reaction

Mental health impacts of NZ’s lockdown revealed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 November 2020

New Zealand’s lockdown reduced wellbeing – particularly among young adults – according to a survey of 2,000 Kiwis taken in […]

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