COVID-19

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 January 202128 January 2021

Grey area in the test results of recent community Covid-19 cases has left health authorities conducting follow-up tests for more clarity. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 January 202112 February 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid jab could get the tick by New Zealand’s medicines regulator as early as next Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 January 202128 January 2021

Health officials are working under the assumption that a Covid case detected in Northland is one of the more transmissable […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 202122 January 2021

Workers in managed isolation facilities will have the option of having their spit tested for COVID-19 on a daily basis, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202114 January 2021

The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 December 202012 February 2021

Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 December 2020

There are reports that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found circulating in parts […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 10 December 202012 February 2021

The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 December 202009 December 2020

A new version of the the NZ COVID Tracer app will be launched on the Apple App Store and the […]