Nov 16, 2020 | Science & Technology
Recent news from pharmaceutical powerhouse Pfizer that a promising vaccine for the COVID-19 virus may soon be made available worldwide, including in New Zealand, has provided optimism in a time of significant anxiety, as infection rates soar internationally. We spoke...
Nov 11, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Denise Montgomery Immunisation expert Dr Nikki Turner says as we wait for a Covid-19 vaccine, there are other diseases to keep in mind. News that the Government has options to buy Covid-19 vaccines has raised hopes of a better 2021 than 2020. The agreement is to...
Nov 4, 2020 | Business & Economics
By John Feffer COVID-19’s message is clear: we need to move forward, quickly, into a very different future. The coronavirus has not disappeared, as Donald Trump has promised. Nor has it been successfully contained, as Europe has discovered. A new global record for...
Oct 29, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Zachary Meskell From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, activists and analysts have called attention to the significant corruption risks associated with the response to both the public health crisis itself and the economic disruption it has caused....
Oct 21, 2020 | Science & Technology
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the world is racing to create a viable vaccine to help control the spread of the virus. Is New Zealand ready for a vaccine? How will it be rolled out? And how effective will it be? Jemima Huston spoke to University of Otago...
Aug 19, 2020 | Science & Technology
By David Welch Genetic surveillance — a technology that uses the genetic fingerprint of a virus to track its spread — is part of the public health response to New Zealand’s new COVID-19 community outbreak and could help pinpoint its source. There are now 17 cases of...
Aug 12, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Michael Plank, Alex James & Shaun Hendy New Zealand is on alert as COVID-19 returns. This is what we need to stamp it out again. Auckland, and possibly other parts of New Zealand, almost certainly have more cases of COVID-19 in the community than the four new...
Aug 11, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Ben Goldson Once capable of taking a leading role in the fight against disease, the World Health Organization has struggled to replicate its early successes in recent decades, including in its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, following...
Aug 3, 2020 | Politics & Society
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of people all over the world. The sense of powerlessness and the fear of infection has alienated people regardless of political situations. But in areas of conflict or military and political occupation, populations are even...
Jul 22, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Michael Plank, Alex James, Audrey Lustig, Nicholas Steyn, Rachelle Binny & Shaun Hendy Stringent border controls and mandatory quarantine give New Zealand a good chance to remain free of COVID-19 for months to come, according to our latest modelling. It’s been...