Streaks and stats are coming to the Covid Tracer app, in a bid to get more people scanning. After fourteen consecutive […]
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Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring in NZ – Expert reaction
New Zealand’s medicines regulator has published its first report on adverse reactions experienced by New Zealanders getting the Pfizer Covid-19 jab. […]
Continue readingTrans-Tasman travel bubble to open – Expert reaction
Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will resume in two weeks. The government has devised a traffic light system to managing […]
Continue readingNZ’s most Covid-vulnerable areas – Expert Reaction
Kiwi researchers have created maps of the country showing each region’s vulnerability to Covid-19. They took into account Covid-19 risk […]
Continue readingMarking one year after entering lockdown – In The News
New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]
Continue readingMIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction
A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]
Continue readingCovid-19 Vaccine Media Hub opens to help journalists fight misinformation
Journalists and fact-checkers have a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, with a dedicated support service thanks to […]
Continue readingEuropean countries put AstraZeneca vaccine on pause – Expert Reaction
Ireland has joined a growing list of European countries pausing their use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after reports of […]
Continue readingPriority groups for Covid-19 vaccination – Expert Reaction
Those at high risk of Covid-19 in south Auckland and certain aged care facilities will be priorities for the vaccine […]
Continue readingAviation worker tests positive for Covid-19 shortly after vaccination – Expert Reaction
An Air New Zealand flight attendant tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, shortly after receiving a shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Prime Minister […]
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