Breadcrumbs List.
Coronavirus
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Why Māori and Pacific people should get the vaccine first
17 February 2021
With much higher rates of Covid infection and death, Māori and Pacific people should be first in line for the vaccine, write Dr Collin Tukuitonga and Grace Shaw
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Your questions on the latest Covid cases, answered
16 February 2021
Opinion: Three new community cases of Covid-19 and an unknown source have plunged Auckland into lockdown and the rest of the country into alert level two. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tackles some of the critical questions we now face.
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Lessons from lockdown: what could we do better?
9 February 2021
The 49 days of national lockdown in 2020 created stressful dilemmas between public compliance and personal responsibilities, a new study has found.
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Covid-19 transmission 101
5 February 2021
Opinion: Our understanding of the way Covid-19 is transmitted from person to person has changed a lot since the pandemic began. A year in, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what we now know.
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What do we know about Covid transmission via pipes and ventilation?
29 January 2021
Opinion: Is it plausible that the new cases contracted in the Pullman hotel in Auckland were transmitted via pipes? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what the science tells us.
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How worried should we be about these new Covid-19 mutations?
26 January 2021
Opinion: The new Northland case has been linked to the South African strain of Covid-19, one of a number of new, more contagious Covid variants. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains how they emerge and why.
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The Covid time machine
12 January 2021
In the Infection and Immunity Laboratory at the University of Auckland, a team led by Nikki Moreland has built a Covid-19 time machine.
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What to expect in the vaccine rollout
23 December 2020
Opinion: With vaccines on the way, next year may see the pandemic beaten back. But what do these vaccines entail? And who gets them first? Helen Petousis-Harris explains.
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How the Sydney cluster grew – and what it could mean for New Zealand
22 December 2020
Opinion: The speed at which Sydney’s new Covid-19 outbreak has spread should be a lesson in the dangers of complacency, says Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Just how worrying is the new Covid-19 strain for Britain – and the rest of us?
21 December 2020
Opinion: A new, more infectious strain of the Covid-19 virus has reportedly emerged in the UK, prompting the prime minister, Boris Johnson, to announce new restrictions to try to curb its spread. Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains.
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What you need to know about New Zealand’s big vaccine play
18 December 2020
Opinion: New Zealand has agreed to buy four Covid-19 vaccines, in volumes that are more than enough for everyone in New Zealand and for some of our Pacific neighbours too. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what comes next.
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PM thanks staff at launch of historic vaccine campaign
17 December 2020
Prime Minister and ministers announce nationwide Covid vaccine campaign at Grafton campus.