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"Opt out" option can held reduce vaccine inertia
The Prime Minister has recently laid out some plans for opening New Zealand’s borders. Contrary to what some may think, re-joining the rest of the world…
Aug 15, 2021
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July 2021
Why we could not just "trust the science" when it came to Covid-19
The science behind Covid-19 must include a host of others besides just epidemiology.
Jul 22, 2021
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Hard but not early: Separating facts from fiction about New Zealand’s Covid-19 response
New Zealand's stringent approach was hard but not early and has come at the cost of nearly 2 million life years or the equivalent of more than 45,000…
Jul 21, 2021
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New proposed NZ hate speech law further proof of this government's authoritarian intent
There is understandable unease with the proposed new hate speech law. But for those of us paying attention, this proposal is part of an established…
Jul 13, 2021
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June 2021
The government’s zero Covid stance and its future implications
The on-going crisis over the Covid-positive person who visited Wellington from Sydney raises questions about the government’s zero Covid stance. Leaving…
Jun 27, 2021
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Why would China leak Covid-19?
There is increasing chatter in the Western press that Covid-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Suppose we concede that Covid-19 did escape from a lab. What…
Jun 3, 2021
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A lesson for our Govt: Inviting the next Sergey Brin to build the next Google
When it comes to something like the budget, everyone has an opinion. Unless one is deeply familiar with the nuts and bolts of the budgeting process, it…
Jun 1, 2021
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May 2021
The NYT article about India's true death count
The New York Times is reporting that India’s true death toll from Covid-19 is possibly many multiples higher. Duh! (Unfortunately subscription…
May 25, 2021
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Putting Covid-19 in India in perspective
Among the many casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic is the complete loss of objectivity and any sense of proportion. Currently, the entire world…
May 5, 2021
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April 2021
Quantitative easing and inflationary pressures
A recent report in the Herald suggests that inflationary pressures are beginning to appear with a small increase in the Consumer Price Index for the…
Apr 26, 2021
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Travel Bans and unconscious bias
In the aftermath of New Zealand banning flights from India, I have been thinking a lot about unconscious bias. The problem with unconscious bias is…
Apr 16, 2021
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Returnees from India are the latest casualty of outdated government thinking
This is a joint article with my collaborator Simon Thorley of the University of Auckland Medical School. Simon's twitter handle is @simonthornley30 if…
Apr 16, 2021
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