COVID-19

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 August 202012 August 2020

New Zealanders have been briefed with new information about how the Government is handling new cases of community transmission. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 August 202012 February 2021

News reports suggest Russia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine after two months of tests in humans. Our colleagues at the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202012 August 2020

Four COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in one Auckland family from an unknown source. From noon on Wednesday, the city will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202025 August 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is making the careers of NZ researchers even more vulnerable, according to a new discussion paper. The […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 August 202007 September 2026

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 202006 August 2020

The Government will be testing a new Bluetooth-based contact tracing technology in Rotorua. The CovidCard is around the same size […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 July 202012 February 2021

Two COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prompt an immune response, which may prevent COVID-19, in humans. The results are from the University […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 202009 July 2020

Recent escapes from managed isolation facilities have drawn attention to security and compliance among returning New Zealanders. But with many […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 07 July 202012 October 2026

Air New Zealand are temporarily suspending new international bookings to New Zealand to ensure that all arrivals can be accommodated in a managed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 July 2020

As more New Zealanders continue to return from abroad, additional quarantine facilities are being set up to meet demand. A […]