A vaccinated person is less likely to get COVID, is less contagious, and is contagious for a shorter time.
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Since the WHO’s investigation earlier this year, several papers have come to the same conclusion regarding the likely origins of SARS-CoV-2. Yet progress is too slow.
How well are the Tokyo Olympics prepared for a COVID crisis when there is still an outbreak in the country, the vaccination rates are low and athletes are asked to socially distance?
New Zealand has avoided a COVID-19 outbreak, despite a visit by an Australian traveller with the delta variant. But now is clearly the time to introduce mandatory scanning and mask rules.
New Zealand’s capital is on high alert after an Australian visitor tested positive on their return home. With less than 10% vaccinated, New Zealanders remain vulnerable to new outbreaks.
If we want to prevent lockdowns in the future, we need to know what happened at the Brisbane hospital at the centre of these recent clusters. And we just don’t have the facts yet.
New Zealanders will have be prepared to change holiday plans if there is an new community outbreak.
The state government has enlisted a US software company to deploy a data management system that will speed up contact tracing. But security could be a hitch.
New Zealand has confirmed a new community outbreak of COVID-19 and the country returns to pandemic restrictions, with Auckland under alert level 3 conditions.
Victoria recorded 484 new cases on a day when COVID-19 should have been firmly on the decline if the latest lockdown was working. It’s time to contemplate even stricter measures for longer-term gain.
The federal government has announced a stepped approach to relaxing social distancing measures. What they haven’t said is how high they’ll allow the curve to rise.
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Associate Professor, University of Canterbury
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Associate professor, University of Canterbury
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Computing & Information Systems; Director, Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Health and Medical Geography; Director GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
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Associate Dean, Digital Health & Informatics, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chancellors Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, RMIT University
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Otago