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Record drop in NZ’s GDP – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 September 202017 September 2020

New Zealand’s GDP dropped more than 12 per cent in the June 2020 quarter, the largest quarterly drop since records […]

Flu and measles vaccine reports – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 September 202016 September 2020

The Ministry of Health has released two reports into this year’s flu immunisation campaign and last year’s measles outbreak. Director-General […]

Supplement linked to liver harm taken off shelves – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 September 2020

Dietary supplement Arthrem will be taken off shelves in exchange for Medsafe withdrawing its prosecution against the manufacturer. Medsafe says […]

Signs of life on Venus? – Expert Reaction from the AusSMC

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 September 202015 September 2020

David Bowie may have got his planets mixed up, it seems, after international researchers say they’ve discovered a tantalising hint […]

Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 September 202023 September 2020

Aotearoa New Zealand will stay at its current Covid-19 Alert Level settings for at least another week to mitigate remaining […]

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 […]

Oxford vaccine trial on hold – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 202012 February 2021

An investigation is underway after a participant in the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial fell seriously ill. AstraZeneca is investigating whether […]