by EllenR | May 25, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
Juliet spoke to New Zealand Herald investigations reporter Matt Nippert about Aotearoa New Zealand’s pandemic plan, and the thinking behind the alert level system. This is the second in Nippert’s ‘Pandemic papers’ series. Read the article...
by EllenR | Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
On the half way point of the four-week-long level four COVID-19 restrictions, Juliet talks to Kathryn Ryan about how and when we exit the strictest level. It comes amid warnings that current manual-based contact tracing system won’t be enough to help prevent the...
by EllenR | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some scientists disagreed over the approach Aotearoa New Zealand should take. Juliet was interviewed for this article, by Newsroom journalist David Williams, examining the disagreement. Juliet commented that she thinks such debate...
by EllenR | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news, Science in emergencies
The New Zealand Herald’s science reporter Jamie Morton spoke to Juliet about separating “the fact from the fudge” during the COVID-19 crisis. Read the article on the NZ Herald website Right: Artwork by a young fan (via Twitter) depicting the...
by juliet | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, From the OPMCSA, Science in emergencies
As the number of cases of COVID-19 skyrockets globally it’s tempting to dive into the wealth of data updated daily on the internet (thanks to initiatives like the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) coronavirus map) and do some DIY tracking of the pandemic across different...
by EllenR | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news, Science in emergencies
Juliet speaks to Lisa Owen on RNZ about the worldwide measures that will hopefully curb the rate of transmission in New Zealand, as the country prepares for lockdown. Listen to the interview on...
