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Forecasting the next five years of the COVID-19 crisis – Expert Reaction

Forecasting the next five years of the COVID-19 crisis – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

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Two years since NZ first locked down – Expert Reaction

Two years since NZ first locked down – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 March 202222 March 2022

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Aotearoa would enter strict lockdown on 23 March 2020 – two years ago this week. […]

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Beef up the Covid Alert Level system, say researchers – Expert Reaction

Beef up the Covid Alert Level system, say researchers – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 July 202115 July 2021

New Zealand’s Alert Level system needs an urgent revamp to suit the evolving pandemic, say University of Otago researchers. In a new paper […]

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Alert level 2 extended for Wellington – Expert Reaction

Alert level 2 extended for Wellington – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 June 202128 June 2021

The Wellington region will remain at alert level 2 until 11.59 pm Tuesday, two days longer than anticipated. The government says there’s […]

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Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction

Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 September 2020

A just-published policy review in The Lancet says more countries should consider taking a ‘zero-COVID’ approach to tackling the pandemic. An international team of […]

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Next steps as COVID-19 returns – Expert Reaction

Next steps as COVID-19 returns – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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New COVID-19 cases in NZ community – Expert Reaction

New COVID-19 cases in NZ community – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Tourism in a trans-Tasman bubble – Expert Reaction

Tourism in a trans-Tasman bubble – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 May 202008 May 2020

The Prime Minister’s commitment to a “COVID-safe Travel Zone” between Australia and New Zealand could give our tourism industry a key opportunity […]

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State of National Emergency declared – Expert Reaction

State of National Emergency declared – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 March 2020

A State of National Emergency has been declared as part of New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration […]

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Science in crises – some communications dos and don’ts

Blog  |  Published: 10 February 201712 July 2017

This week I had the pleasure of attending part of a University of Otago symposium on infectious diseases and gave […]

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