Mandates were meant to ensure continuity of public services during the pandemic. But a new study suggests they had limited impact on vaccination rates, while significantly hurting careers and eroding trust.
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New Zealand’s proportion of reinfections is now at 17% of new cases. As new variants continue to proliferate, vaccine boosters would protect those most vulnerable and reduce the risk of long COVID.
The decision to remove the testing requirement for international arrivals seems shortsighted. All outbreaks in Aotearoa have been caused by new variants coming across the border.
For hospitalisations and deaths, the difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated people is more dramatic. Only 5% of New Zealanders are unvaccinated, but they account for 20% of hospitalisations.
Now that Omicron infection is widespread, the government could improve trust by phasing out travel restrictions and border isolation and reviewing vaccine mandates to ensure they are proportionate.
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Director, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Research Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor of Health Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Dean Māori Advancement | Professor Māori Health, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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Adjunct Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Head of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago