In the distinctive "Beehive" parliament building, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government have garnered lavish global praise for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic where many other leaders failed.
Press Release – University of Auckland
Rainbow youth still facing stigma and stress but positive signs: new findings
Youth19, the latest in a series of surveys focused on young people in Aotearoa, asked 7,721 secondary school-aged students about their experiences of school, home and community.
Co-investigator Dr John Fenaughty from the University of Auckland says that around half of the rainbow students in the study are coping well, and a sizeable number report positive environments and experiences.
However some, especially transgender and diverse gender students, are facing stigma and stress.
“The increased amounts of mistreatment and stress, particularly for some transgender and diverse gender young people, are known drivers that underpin the increased rates mental health challenges we are seeing,” says Dr Fenaughty.
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WELLINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - For many, life in New Zealand’s capital Wellington is largely back to normal. Its windswept streets are crowded with maskless shoppers and office workers, bars are packed and the economy is humming along.
In the distinctive “Beehive” parliament building, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government have garnered lavish global praise for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic where many other leaders failed.
But across town, staff at the Wellington City Mission are struggling to cope with soaring homelessness and inequality as the pandemic - and the government’s response - inflames what was already among the world’s least affordable housing markets.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:07 pm
New Zealand’s medicines regulator has asked for more
information from Janssen, with countries putting the
company’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold due to rare blood clot
concerns.
The Janssen vaccine was next in line to be
approved for use in New Zealand, but over the past few days
The SMC asked experts to
comment.
Associate Professor James Ussher, Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago,
comments:
“I think Medsafe has made the right
decision in asking for further information. I note the
Americans today have had an emergency meeting on the Janssen
vaccine and decided to continue their pause pending further
Press Release – Science Media Centre New Zealands medicines regulator has asked for more information from Janssen, with countries putting the companys Covid-19 vaccine on hold due to rare blood clot concerns. The Janssen vaccine was next in line to be approved for use in New …
New Zealand’s medicines regulator has asked for more information from Janssen, with countries putting the company’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold due to rare blood clot concerns.
The Janssen vaccine was next in line to be approved for use in New Zealand, but over the past few days
The SMC asked experts to comment.