Siouxsie Wiles

Analysis: Our epidemiologists and Covid modellers have faced an increasingly bitter series of barbs from commentators and columnists over the last month, and it's making their often thankless task… Audio

Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Nine to Noon to answer listeners' questions about Covid-19 and highlight two new studies - one from Sweden into how vaccines can protect others in households who might be… Audio

Yesterday Nathan asked the audience what questions you might still have about Covid 19. And you did! ... about alternatives to the Pfizer vaccine, booster shots and mask wearing.. So Nathan put all of… Audio

Siouxsie joins Kathryn to answer listeners' questions about Covid 19. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. Audio

Science communicator Siouxsie Wiles spoke about Covid-19, conspiracy theories and how being a goth teenager led her into microbiology, at the 2021 NZ International Science Festival. Audio

Siouxsie joins Lynn to talk about a new study that's good news for 'highly allergic' people who are worried about getting vaccinated against Covid 19,  and answers listeners questions about the… Audio

Twenty-nine staff at Middlemore Hospital have been stood down and told to isolate for 14 days after a patient complaining of abdominal pain tested positive for Covid-19. Four wards at the hospital… Audio

Life under "Delta Alert Level 2" won't be quite the same as the Level 2 we've known previously, with face coverings required at most public venues. Indoor hospitality venues will have a limit of 50… Audio

Questions still swirl about how a man absconded from his Quarantine hotel early yesterday morning - after he'd tested positive for Covid-19. It is not yet clear how he was able to slip through MIQ… Audio

As of midnight last night, everyone south of Auckland has moved to alert level three. But what are the differences between level three and four? Our report Ella Stewart asked microbiologist Siouxsie… Video, Audio

There were 83 new cases of Covid-19 in the community yesterday - taking our total cases in this outbreak to 511.

However, numbers appear to be levelling off - on Saturday there were 82, and 70 on… Audio

That's the mental side of pet life sorted, but with the entire country in level 4 until at least midnight Friday, should you pat another person's dog or cat while you're out? And can the Delta virus… Audio

With new knowledge that Covid-19 is airborne, Microbiologist Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles says we need to physically disconnect for a while. She joins us on Lately to talk about mask wearing… Audio

Microbiologist Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles on battling Delta at Covd-19 alert level 4 and what to do with pets. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the new studies into long Covid, including one that found patients could take up to a month to return to normal sleep and exercise patterns… Audio

This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about a new study that could point the way to making face masks that can detect the COVID-19 virus and explains how to spot disinformation… Audio

Wellingtonians may have breathed a premature sigh of relief there have been no community Covid-19 cases since the positive Australian tourist visited the city last weekend.

Auckland University… Audio

The capital is on high alert after a person who visited from Sydney over the weekend tested positive for Covid-19. A number of locations of interests have been identified - including a bar and several… Audio