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Shane Reti: Lessons to learn about coronavirus vaccination from measles outbreak 10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A volunteer receives a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate BNT162. New Zealand is developing a vaccine programme to start this year at a date yet to be determined. Photo / File A volunteer receives a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate BNT162. New Zealand is developing a vaccine programme to start this year at a date yet to be determined. Photo / File FROM PARLIAMENT OP...

The architect of NZs elimination strategy Newsroom 29/12/2020 © Provided by Newsroom In July, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield announced his rugby nickname for a casual match against the Parliamentary XV would be the eliminator, but it was epidemiologist Michael Baker who pushed the Government to adopt elimination in the first place. He spoke to Newsroom about advocacy through the media and the curse of short-termism. Michael Baker figures he was the first public health expert i...

Press Release – New Zealand Government The Government has set aside extra funding to support the health systems COVID-19 response and to maintain quarantine facilities up to June 2022, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today. We are committed to continuing our sustained … The Government has set aside extra funding to support the health system’s COVID-19 response and to maintain quarantine facilities up to June 2022, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today....

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The confusing, sub-standard systems in place around our border response, confirmed by the Roche/Simpson report, show the need for a dedicated border agency, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This report provides plenty of cause for concern in the Government’s handling of our Covid-19 response to date. “The Prime Minister and her Cabinet should have been doing a better job of monitoring what the Ministry of Health w...

Virus response not fit for purpose in the long-term Newsroom 17/12/2020 © Provided by Newsroom A review of border testing before the August outbreak has issued wide-ranging recommendations for reshaping the way New Zealand responds to Covid-19, Marc Daalder reports A review of the failure to roll out regular border testing prior to the August Covid-19 outbreak has concluded that New Zealands current response model isnt "fit for purpose" over the next two to three years. Sir Brian Roche and ...