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Covid vax boosters 'a Christmas present you can give yourselves'
15 Dec 2022Health experts are urging people who have not yet had the booster shots they're eligible for to get them now as cases surge heading into the festive season. Audio
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Person's death may be linked to Pfizer vaccine
14 Dec 2022Health authorities are investigating a death that could be linked to the Pfizer vaccination.
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Covid-19 boosters flatlining as case numbers surge across country
14 Dec 2022Only 43 percent of people over 50 have had a second booster, despite being most at risk from the virus.
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Reported Covid-19 cases top 8000 today for first time in country's third wave
13 Dec 2022Daily Covid-19 numbers are the highest they have been for four and a half months, at 8428.
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Covid-19 update: 40,098 new cases, 514 hospitalised
12 Dec 2022There have been 40,098 new cases of Covid-19 and 35 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says.
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MBIE acted 'unreasonably' over managed isolation allocation system - Chief Ombudsman
12 Dec 2022The Chief Ombudsman has found the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) acted unreasonably over the managed isolation allocation system.
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'Hundreds of thousands are infected' - China's grim new Covid reality
11 Dec 2022Beijing's Covid-19 gloom deepened today as an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous Covid policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.
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Blood donor case: Baby's surgery takes place at Starship
9 Dec 2022The baby whose parents did not want him to receive blood from people who may have had the Covid-19 vaccine has undergone urgent heart surgery today.
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Christchurch protest disruption: Report pinpoints failings in council's response
9 Dec 2022The council's handling of anti-government mandate protests "could have been better", a report has found.
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Covid-19 impact on schools: Documents warn of significant risk to learning
9 Dec 2022Newly released official documents provide a strongly worded warning about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system. Audio
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Reported daily Covid-19 cases top 7000 for first time since July
7 Dec 2022Daily Covid-19 cases have topped 7000 for the first time since July as the current wave keeps growing.
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Stats NZ confirms drop in household climate emissions during 2020 Covid lockdown
7 Dec 2022New data confirms the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in 2020 caused a drop in household climate emissions.
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China allows some Covid-19 cases to quarantine at home
7 Dec 2022Covid-19 positive patients in China will be allowed to quarantine at home if they have no symptoms, a sign the country is preparing to live with the disease.
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Covid-19 inquiry must look at response to specific communities, Pasifika health leader says
6 Dec 2022A Pasifika health leader hopes the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 pandemic will look into the equity of the response and resource allocation. Audio
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Covid-19 inquiry: Govt looks for 'lessons' as Opposition seeks to expose flaws
The government hopes a Royal Commission into its Covid-19 response will provide the strongest possible playbook for any future pandemic.
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Covid-19 update: 34,528 new cases, 418 hospitalised
5 Dec 2022There have been 34,528 new cases of Covid-19 and 40 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says.
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Doctor told to apologise for texting patients Covid-19 jab misinformation
5 Dec 2022The Health and Disability Commissioner found him in breach of standards in place to protect the public.
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Govt announces Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response
5 Dec 2022The government has announced a Royal Commission into the government's Covid-19 response and the PM and Covid-19 Response Minister are holding a post-Cabinet media briefing.
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'We don't want dictatorship': NZ Chinese community protest lockdowns
3 Dec 2022Hundreds of people from the Chinese community gathered for a vigil at Aotea Square last night to mourn the lives lost under China's stringent Covid-19 lockdowns and to call for an end to the country's…
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China protests: The young people powering the demonstrations
4 Dec 2022In China last weekend, a new generation emerged; many taking part in their first ever public protest.
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Had one infection after another? Why many of us keep getting sick
The reasons some people seem to be more susceptible to reinfection or other diseases after having Covid-19 are complex, an infectious disease physician and microbiologist says.
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China eases some Covid restrictions amid mass protests
1 Dec 2022Dozens of districts in major Chinese cities have now begun lifting lockdown measures despite high case numbers.
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Parents refusing vaccinated donor blood for baby should consider decisions carefully - Little
30 Nov 2022The Minister of Health says the parents who want only unvaccinated blood for their baby's heart surgery should "listen to the health advice on offer".
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Summer Covid-19 prep: 'If your GP's closed where do you go next'
1 Dec 2022An immunologist is reminding people to be prepared in case they catch Covid-19 during their summer holiday.
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