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Spike in cases as Covid affects housing-insecure people – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 September 202129 September 2021

A gradual declining trend in community Covid case numbers has been interrupted, with 45 new infections reported today. Director-General of Health […]

Surveying shows NZ trusts scientists – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 September 202128 September 2021

Countries with higher levels of trust in scientists have better support for Covid-19 measures, an international survey finds. New Zealanders […]

WHO recommends antibody cocktail to treat Covid – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 September 202124 September 2021

The World Health Organization is recommending two monoclonal antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab, be used to treat Covid-infected people who are […]

‘Very high’ vaccination rate needed to end lockdowns – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 September 202124 September 2021

A new modelling paper says that New Zealand may no longer need lockdowns if we vaccinate 90 per cent of […]

Auckland moves to Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 September 202121 September 2021

Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 on Wednesday, while the rest of the country remains at Level 2. Part […]

Covid-19 cases found in Hauraki – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 September 202120 September 2021

Three new Covid-19 cases in rural Waikato, south of the Auckland border, have exposed a hole in the Alert Level 4 […]

$36 million to study infectious diseases – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 September 202120 September 2021

New funding for infectious disease research – aiming to aid Aotearoa’s Covid-19 response and preparation for future pandemics – was announced at today’s 1 […]