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Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2  – Expert Reaction

Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 February 202118 February 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will move to less restrictive Covid-19 Alert Levels at midnight tonight. […]

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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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New community case of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

New community case of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 202019 October 2020

There is one new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand, Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced today. The person is a man […]

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Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 – Expert Reaction

Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 October 202005 October 2020

Auckland will join the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 1 on Wednesday night, Jacinda Ardern has announced. The […]

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Can we improve coronavirus testing? – Expert Q&A

Can we improve coronavirus testing? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 October 2020

Nearly a million Kiwis have been tested for COVID-19 since January. While nasal swabs and PCR analysis are currently the standard practice for […]

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Securing a COVID-19 vaccine for New Zealand – Expert Reaction

Securing a COVID-19 vaccine for New Zealand – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 August 202012 February 2021

The Government has today announced further investment in COVID-19 vaccine research and manufacturing. The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, University […]

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First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection – Expert Reaction

First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 202025 August 2020

A man in Hong Kong is the first confirmed case to have been infected with SARS-Co-V2 for a second time. Researchers in Hong […]

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