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Expert Q&A | Published: 30 March 202205 April 2022

New Zealand is preparing itself against the arrival of influenza and other viruses as the country continues to reopen its […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202223 March 2022

Vaccine mandates, pass use, and QR code scanning are being rolled back as New Zealand nears and moves past the […]

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. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 March 202218 March 2022

Three in four New Zealand schools are dealing with active Covid-19 cases, and there has been a 40% rise in reported school infections […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 16 March 202228 March 2022

Timely treatment for Covid-19 is front of mind for many people, in light of NZ’s mounting hospitalisation and death statistics. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 March 202217 March 2022

New Zealand’s doors to the world will widen earlier than expected – from mid-April for Australia. The country’s border is […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 March 2022

The timeframe for mandatory self-isolation will soon drop to a week as the Omicron outbreak grows. Starting from Saturday, people […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 March 202211 March 2022

The later arrival of Omicron in Aotearoa means we have watched the impact of long Covid in other countries including […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 March 202209 March 2022

Scientists have had to adapt to track trends in the Omicron outbreak, as infections soar across Aotearoa. Now that the Health Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 March 202228 April 2023

Brain scans of patients infected with Covid-19 show changes in regions that affect memory and smell, and increased cognitive decline. In one of […]