16 Jun 2021

Preparing New Zealand for Covid-19 long term

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 16 June 2021

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Internationally there are discussions about learning to live with Covid-19 and accepting that there can't be zero-risk.  What does this mean for New Zealand in the months and years ahead. At the moment health officials here are preparing advice on whether people vaccinated for Covid-19 should be allowed to skip a stay in managed isolation when arriving in New Zealand. Karyn speaks with epidemiologist, Professor Michael Baker.

University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.

University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize. Photo: University of Otago