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Medsafe approves NZ’s first Covid vaccine – Expert Reaction

Medsafe approves NZ’s first Covid vaccine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 202112 February 2021

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) has been provisionally approved for use by New Zealand’s medicines regulator. Medsafe has placed 58 conditions on […]

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COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 December 202012 February 2021

Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]

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First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 December 202012 February 2021

The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]

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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020

Top Ten Science Stories of 2020

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 10 December 202011 December 2020

2020 has been one of the most challenging years for scientists and journalists in recent history, as researchers and media […]

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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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Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction

Global vaccine confidence study – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 202012 February 2021

International research shows New Zealanders’ attitudes towards vaccines were relatively stable in the years before the pandemic. The new study, published in The Lancet, maps […]

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Promising COVID-19 vaccine results – Expert Reaction

Promising COVID-19 vaccine results – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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No vaccine and autism link, even in kids with risk factors for autism – Expert Reaction

No vaccine and autism link, even in kids with risk factors for autism – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 March 201910 April 2019

Danish researchers have found further evidence the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination does not increase the risk for autism.  […]

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Samoa pulls MMR vaccine following two deaths – Expert Reaction

Samoa pulls MMR vaccine following two deaths – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 July 201812 February 2019

The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]

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European Court of Justice ruling on vaccines – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 June 201703 August 2018

The European Court of Justice has ruled that national courts can decide that vaccines can cause adverse reactions, even in […]

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