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Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next pandemic

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 | Kate Sloane | 1 Comment

This blog has been superseded with the following “in press” article (as of September 2017): “Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next pandemic” by Julia Scott, Nick Wilson and Michael Baker, in the open access journal: “Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health”.

Antiviral Stockpiles for Pandemic Preparedness: Time for a Careful Rethink?

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Associate Professor Nick Wilson and Professor Michael Baker

As part of influenza pandemic readiness, NZ has a 32 million dollar stockpile of antiviral drugs. But given recent evidence from a new Cochrane systematic review – NZ policymakers should probably now carefully review this approach. This blog discusses some of the new evidence and suggests options for a review process. Continue reading →

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Antiviral Stockpiles for Pandemic Preparedness: Time for a Careful Rethink?

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