Preparing for the next pandemic to avoid early national lockdowns should be a
no-brainer.
Philip Hill
What Covid-19 testing should look like
Masterclass 7: James Ussher and Philip Hill assess our current testing options and what's available worldwide – and make some suggestions on what avenues we should be taking.
Pfizer vaccine even better than we dared hope
Is the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine too good to be true? Actually, the truth may be even better.
How NZ should respond to new Covid variations
The University of Otago's Philip Hill and Brian Cox look at how findings about new variations in Covid-19 strain transmissibility should influence our approach in NZ.
Putting an end date on the pandemic
Philip Hill estimates the pandemic will be over by the third weekend of September next year. Here he explains the global vaccination 'tapestry' that needs to take place in order for that to happen.
A plea to make masks mandatory
"I need it to be normal and just the same as having to wear a seatbelt on a plane." Professor Philip Hill makes a plea for mandatory face masks.
Herd immunity: a misunderstanding
Many people have been led to believe that if 60 percent of the population were infected with Covid-19, the rest would be protected. This is based on a misunderstanding, write Philip Hill and Matthew Parry.
Why NZ controlled Covid so early
Brian Cox and Philip Hill explain how the nature of Covid-19 clusters allowed NZ to control the spread earlier than elsewhere.
Simple, common factor in success against Covid-19 in Asia
Covid-19’s Achilles heel appears to be an exquisite sensitivity to Rapid Case Contact Management, even after it has established large outbreaks, write Philip Hill and James Ussher of the University of Otago.
NZ's Covid-19 public health response must be aggressive
China, Taiwan and other Asian countries have shown that a massive public health response to Covid-19 works. It's time for NZ to do the same.