pandemic

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the News | Published: 11 April 201405 July 2018

A new analysis of withheld studies has questioned the usefulness of antiviral drug Tamiflu in the event of an influenza […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 10 May 201305 July 2018

UK SMC: As the number of human cases of avian flu continues to rise, China and its surrounding regions remain […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 15 February 201215 February 2012

Dr Richard Webby, a New Zealand virus researcher based in the US, this week gave a public lecture on influenza […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 December 2011

The New Zealand Government should not support efforts by United States regulators to suppress details in scientific reports of Dutch […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 December 201121 December 2011

Scientists seeking to publish highly controversial studies on the avian influenza virus H5N1 have agreed to remove key details from […]

In the News | Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

Why do some people die from the flu and others don’t? New Zealand researchers have been awarded a grant from […]

In the News | Published: 13 August 2010

With a fifth suspected swine flu death in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health is warning that New Zealand is […]