Close contacts of Covid-19 cases will be exempt from home isolation rules if they’re working in a critical sector and […]
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Tonga undersea eruption and tsunami – Expert Reaction
A series of violent eruptions from submarine volcano Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai triggered towering 20km-high ash plumes and destructive tsunami […]
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The fast-moving, complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic showed no signs of slowing this year – from the first vaccine […]
Continue readingSmoking to be outlawed for future generations – Expert Reaction
The just-launched Smokefree 2025 Action Plan says people aged 14 and under when a new law comes into effect will […]
Continue readingBooster jab shows promise against Omicron – Expert Reaction
Preliminary lab results from Pfizer/BioNTech suggest a third booster dose of their mRNA vaccine may be able to stop the […]
Continue readingOmicron’s ‘incomplete escape’ of Pfizer jab’s protection – Expert Reaction
Early lab results from a small South African study suggest the Omicron variant may be able to bypass some of […]
Continue readingPreparing for a Covid summer – Expert Reaction
The country is preparing for another major shift in how it manages COVID-19, with Auckland able to interact with the […]
Continue readingPrevious Covid-19 infection may not protect against Omicron – Expert Reaction
Early research from South Africa suggests the Omicron variant may carry a higher reinfection risk compared to the Beta and […]
Continue readingWill current vaccines work against Omicron? – Expert Reaction
Current vaccines may not work as well against the Omicron variant than for earlier strains of the coronavirus, according to […]
Continue readingCovid-19 vaccine for kids expected early next year – Expert Reaction
The Government anticipates rolling out the paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of January 2022, pending Medsafe […]
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