New Zealand’s initial elimination approach to COVID has significantly decreased the risk of hospitalisation and death. Now we need to find the right mix of measures to limit infection and reinfection.
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An upgraded global response to future potential pandemic threats would give the best chance of eliminating new infectious diseases at source before they spread globally.
Omicron may soon arrive at the border, but New Zealand hopes to keep it out of the community through border controls, testing requirements and rapid genome sequencing of any positive cases.
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health Medicine, University of Newcastle
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Vice Dean of Global Health, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
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Associate Professor of Health Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau