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A note on apartments and bubbles
6 April 2020
Opinion: Are you living an apartment during the level 4 lockdown? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles has some advice on how to stay safe and healthy.
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Smashing down the barriers: Where are we at with COVID vaccines?
6 April 2020
Opinion: Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris summarises the vaccine scene with respect to COVID-19, with an extra reminder of what we should do to stay safe in the meantime.
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Deciphering New Zealand's COVID-19 Numbers
3 April 2020
Opinion: Will there be 20 deaths, or 27,000? Virus mortality projections offer Kiwis very different outlooks - Robert Bartholomew explains the the missing variables that could determine which of these predictions will become our reality.
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Why those bubbles are so important
3 April 2020
Opinion: Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles has written before about the importance of isolation bubbles, and now she has a quick reminder of why we need to hold firm and resist any temptation to bend the rules.
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Could existing drugs help combat COVID-19?
2 April 2020
Opinion: Could pre-existing drugs also be used to treat Covid-19? Associate Professor Mark Thomas provides insight into a clinical trial set to get underway at Auckland Hospital.
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What is different about the new, fast COVID-19 blood tests?
2 April 2020
Opinion: Some countries are now using a serology test, which uses blood or serum samples to look for antibodies we produce in response to the virus. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains its strengths and weaknesses.
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Coping with challenging child behaviour during quarantine
2 April 2020
Opinion: Dr Melanie Woodfield and Dr Hiran Thabrew comment on what abnormal or challenging behaviour parents and caregivers might face from their children under the stressful conditions of lockdown, and the best way to handle them.
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Auckland bioengineer recognised as one of the world’s best
2 April 2020
Professor Martyn Nash, of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and Department of Engineering Science, has been inducted to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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A reminder that COVID-19 still isn’t airborne
1 April 2020
Opinion: A widely reported study revealed that COVID-19 can be made to be airborne. That doesn’t mean you’ll ever catch it that way, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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When will we know the lockdown is working?
30 March 2020
Opinion: Alert level 4 is on, however it may take a few weeks for us to see the results of the lockdown. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains the COVID-19 lag.
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New Zealand must learn lessons of 1918 pandemic and protect Māori from COVID-19
30 March 2020
Opinion: Chronic health problems and a lack of access to hospitals threaten another calamity for Indigenous people unless they are protected, writes medical student Emma Espiner.
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Blood pressure meds won’t make COVID-19 worse
27 March 2020
Experts are urging people with high blood pressure to keep taking their medications as usual during the COVID-19 epidemic.
