Breadcrumbs List.
Coronavirus
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Why the numbers of Covid cases don't speak for themselves
31 August 2020
Opinion: Paediatrician and PhD candidate Dr Jin Russell explains why understanding the risks of Covid-19 in New Zealand requires local knowledge of our population and healthcare system.
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Covid jobless doing better than main beneficiaries
27 August 2020
People on the Covid-19 Income Relief Payment, a new benefit for those made jobless by Covid-19, are faring better than those on main benefits, new survey data shows.
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Covid-19: The ‘choices’ Māori and Pasifika don’t have
27 August 2020
Opinion: Dylan Asafo looks at the 'choices' Māori and Pasifika don't have during this pandemic, highlighting their current lack of human rights in New Zealand.
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University researchers answering the call for innovation acceleration in Covid response
26 August 2020
Seven projects from the University of Auckland have been awarded funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Covid-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund.
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Why Covid elimination remains the best game-plan
25 August 2020
Opinion: Despite the re-emergence of the virus, and the sacrifices our response demands, elimination remains absolutely the best approach for us, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Contacts, community transmission and clusters explained
24 August 2020
Opinion: With the re-emergence of Covid-19 in Aotearoa, here’s a reminder from Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles of what some of the most important epidemiology terms we’re hearing actually mean.
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Covid and ethnicity: ‘a difficult balancing act’
24 August 2020
Opinion: There’s been much debate about identifying the ethnicity of the Pacific family at the centre of the new Covid-19 outbreak. Dr Collin Tukuitonga explains why he thinks that decision was, on balance, the right call.
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University labs and staff help tackle Covid testing surge
21 August 2020
University laboratory staff have been working seven days a week to tackle Covid test surge.
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Vaccine race just not the same for children
21 August 2020
Opinion: Healthy adults are being tested in trials for Covid-19 vaccines. Only when proved safe will any new vaccine be given to children, writes Helen Petousis-Harris.
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Outbreak brings Covid reality to Pacific communities
20 August 2020
Opinion: Despite misinformation, South Auckland’s Pacific community will match respond and overcome the latest Covid outbreak promptly, writes Collin Tukuitonga.
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Lockdown ‘only a little bit’ unlawful
20 August 2020
Opinion: The legal challenge over lockdown is a final step to protect the health of the community in a lawful and appropriate way, writes Edward Willis.
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'Remember, Covid-19 knows no ethnicity': Pacific mental health expert
19 August 2020
Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath says the family at the centre of the recent Auckland Covid-19 cluster is feeling well supported.