Diseases once thought confined to history are making a comeback in Australia. And vaccination is only part of the story.
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Is the cost of research aimed at curing HIV worth it, when HIV can be effectively managed and prevented by existing drugs?
As New Zealand emerges from its Omicron wave, increasing hybrid immunity and access to antivirals mean it’s time to shift the focus of COVID management.
Now that Omicron infection is widespread, the government could improve trust by phasing out travel restrictions and border isolation and reviewing vaccine mandates to ensure they are proportionate.
If the UK is to achieve net zero by 2050, it needs to get moving on making a successful green transition across fuel, transport and housing.
Victoria has achieved a remarkable thing. But the virus has not been eradicated. The question then becomes, how well can the state deal with new outbreaks?
Our new modelling shows the risk of an infectious person slipping through New Zealand’s border undetected is very low — likely to happen only once over the next 18 months.
Experts are currently debating whether Australia should pursue its current suppression strategy, or switch to an elimination strategy instead. But how different are the two?
Australia and New Zealand have well and truly ‘flattened the curve’, and there is now a real chance we could eliminate coronavirus in both countries. But what does elimination actually mean?
New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, after an extra five days of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. Six NZ experts give their take on the news.
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Fellow in Energy Transition Modelling, UCL
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Professor in Health and Medical Geography; Director GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Adjunct professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
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Professor in Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor Primary Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Research scientist in mathematical modelling, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research