COVID-19 – Page 3 – Science Media Centre- Staging

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 202122 January 2021

Workers in managed isolation facilities will have the option of having their spit tested for COVID-19 on a daily basis, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202114 January 2021

The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 December 202012 February 2021

Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 December 2020

There are reports that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found circulating in parts […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 10 December 202012 February 2021

The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 December 202009 December 2020

A new version of the the NZ COVID Tracer app will be launched on the Apple App Store and the […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 19 November 202012 February 2021

The SMC led an online media briefing about the recent progress in vaccine development for COVID-19. Professor David Murdoch, University […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 18 November 2020

A number of cases of COVID-19 transmission suggest that contaminated surfaces may play a role in spreading the disease. This […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 November 202012 February 2021

US company Moderna has announced that their leading vaccine against COVID-19 is 95 percent effective. The analysis was based on the first 95 […]