Is Aotearoa ready for the long-term impact of Covid? ▶
It has now become apparent that the impacts of Covid-19 will be felt for many years. Emerging research highlights the serious health effects of ‘long covid’ as well as the impact of lockdowns on mental health, well-being, and education. The growing acceptance of...
Covid: why are people so vaccine-hesitant? ▶
As Aotearoa rolls out its Covid vaccine response, although uptake is high, there remains a few who are either vaccine-hesitant or refuse to want the vaccine. Why are people so vaccine-hesitant? In this talk, Michael Lee outlines the key reasons behind the...
COVID: What should we be doing for Māori and Pacific peoples?
By Natalie Netzler Covid-19 is hitting our Māori and Pacific communities disproportionately hard. So how can we improve clear, targeted messaging on vaccination? The Covid-19 pandemic continues to create global chaos and devastation. At the time of writing there have...
Do COVID vaccination passports have a role to play?
By Paul Garrett As Australia and the world navigates its way to a post-COVID-19 normality, what role should immunity passports play and what does the public think? Australia’s national COVID-19 vaccination rate is on track to hit 70 per cent by November, and the...
How has modelling helped the COVID response in Aotearoa? ▶
Mathematical models are playing an important role in the ongoing pandemic, providing insights into the spread of the virus and the effects of interventions to help inform response strategies. This seminar given by Rachelle Binny will give an overview of mathematical...
What lessons can we learn from the COVID pandemic?
By Sir Peter Gluckman Societal cohesion, mental health, wellbeing, and even democracy may all be at stake if lessons are not learned quickly from this pandemic, writes Sir Peter Gluckman. The rapid development of multiple Covid vaccines has been a triumph of science....
What’s the right COVID-19 risk to live with?
By Tony Blakely, Tim Wilson & Vijaya Sundararajan As Australia looks toward opening its international borders, new virus modelling provides scenarios that can help us decide what’s the right risk to tolerate. As Australia inches up its vaccine rollout, the...
What is the context behind the protests in Cuba?
By Democracia Abierta In unprecedented protests, Cubans demonstrated against their government and its mishandling of the pandemic, only to be met with repression. For the first time in over 60 years, thousands of Cubans, in more than 20 towns and cities across the...
Is New Zealand a more cohesive society since Covid-19?
Three Auckland academics give their views on the question of whether we are a more cohesive society thanks to the pandemic. Foundations were laid long ago Despite dramatic shifts in national priorities and the gap in wealth that is increasing over time, New Zealand...Subscribe by Email
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