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A new Omicron wave is upon New Zealand, with older people now most at risk – here’s what to expect

Michael Plank, University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; David Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Giorgia Vattiato, University of Canterbury

The last Omicron wave affected younger people. But the new BA.5 variant is seeing case numbers in older age groups higher than ever before – just as hospitals are under the most pressure.
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New Zealand’s border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?

Michael Plank, University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; Giorgia Vattiato, University of Canterbury, and Shaun Hendy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

New Zealand’s system of managed quarantine at the border may soon be less important, but we could well need to stand it up again quickly if a new COVID-19 variant emerges.

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