Are there ANY people in wellington Aotearoa that mask who aren't leftists who also happen to be secret white supremacists/ableist/asshole people that want to socialize sometimes. #nzpol #nzpandemic #covidnz #maskupnz #forevermasker

The absolute state of emergency care in NZ. Piss poor infection control in the emergency department in our area, despite flu and Covid ramping up. Just wtf ?!

#covidnz #covid

Probably why #CovidNZ testimonies were recorded in advance to allow breaks between views.

If you've watched NZ Parliament Select Committees you'll know how tiring watching presentations can be. Scheduling breaks helps.

I plan to watch #CovidNZ vids too but #RSB has priority over review.
#NZpol

Public hearings session one: Perspectives on the pandemic | Covid-19 Lessons Learned Learn more about the first public hearing

Like many others I'll try to catch up with testimonies to NZ Royal Commission #COVID19 #CovidNZ Lessons Learned Te Tira Ārai Urutā, later.

Videos are available on website if you click on screen.
#NZpol
www.covid19lessons.royalcommission.nz/the-inquiry/...

I wonder if our inquiry will address the fact that Covid is airborne and washing your hands is not sufficient infection prevention

#covidnz #wearamask #nzpol

If you're forming opinions about the sick leave requirements, talk to those most affected - disabled people, women, carers, minorities, and anyone who has the right not to work with infectious people.

#nzpol #covidnz #longcovid #kiwi

"Aside from staying home when sick, clean indoor air and good quality masks are highly effective protections that NZ has been really slow to pick up. Once we do, we'll never want to go back to the same level of sickness we experience each winter."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#covidnz #kiwi

Tweet from @edhyde 'Something's changed: got an email encouraging hospital staff to mask. This is superb news, though wish the poster was referencing N95 respirators rather than surgical masks.

😷😷 #maskup #covidnz #CovidIsAirborne #longcovid #nzpol

We also think people should be able to access Novavax as an alternative to Pfizer's Comirnaty without needing to clear the hurdle of the Exceptional Circumstances framework.

Please submit and let Pharmac know your thoughts.

#covidnz #novavax #pharmac #covidsafe

The graphic uses a purple background and contains a wastewater graph from poops.nz. The ACA logo (Aotearoa Covid Action) is located in the top left and there is a QR code for the wastewater website in the top right. Between them is white text on purple which reads: Stay safe out there. NB.1.8.1 is here. An arrow points to the section of the bar graph showing NB.1.8.1. levels.

The new "razor blade throat" variant is well and truly here in New Zealand.
#covidnz #cleanair #maskup

As much as I hate Amazon, I found a store on Amazon Australia that sells 50 packs of KN95s in multiple colours for $9.99 (HALIDODO brand). #covidnz

Wear a good quality mask and ventilate shared spaces. Test and report. #covidnz #cleanair #NB #maskup

Worth a look! #covidnz #AoNZ

‘Sick of being sick’: Call to fix air quality in schools and childcare Tamariki should not be bringing home illnesses and spreading it to their families, says a group of doctors, teachers, academics and principals.

“I’m sick of being sick”: Call to fix air quality in schools and childcare

Please support ACA's Open Letter by signing the petition
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cl...

@covidactionnz.bsky.social

www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidNZ #CleanAir

Small square plastic enclosure with 4 green lights illuminating the whole front panel through a diffusor film. A cut out on the right shows a small display reading 567 ppm

Same co2 monitor now with red lights and reading 1065ppm co2

Same co2 monitor now with yellow/orange lights and reading 792ppm co2

Same co2 monitor now with purple lights and reading 1236 ppm co2

I have yet to cut and attach the diffusor screens, but love how this test is turning out.
#co2monitor #CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver #CovidNZ

A number of small square pcbs arranged in a 8x3 pattern on a blue cutting mat. Each board has a esp32-s3 module, scd4x co2 sensors in a small metal case, 4 neopixel leds, a usb c connector and a bunch of smaller components. A larger display footprint is not populated. The second board from the left in the middle row is rotated 90 degrees clockwise while all others are oriented the same way.

Slightly closer shot of the pcbs now with a small oled display soldered on each one.

One co2 monitor in a 3d printed white case with a transparent acrylic front panel. The 4 leds (one in each corner) are lit up orange and the display shows 737ppm.

New batch of classroom co2 monitors just landed
#CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver #CovidNZ #co2monitor

Five years on from New Zealand's first Covid-19 case - have we changed? We ask New Zealanders, including Sir Ashley Bloomfield, about when they found out, and what's changed since.

Share your thoughts and memories as we mark five years from our first case. Has your life changed? How? #5YearsCovidinNZ #CovidNZ #kiwi

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Five years on, Covid-19 remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response This week marks five years since Covid-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Five years today.

"February 28, marks five years since Covid-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand."

"it remains our most harmful infectious disease, with thousands of hospitalisations and 664 deaths last year."

#CovidNZ
#Covid-19-AoNZ

www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fiv...

On The Royal Commission’s Fine-tuning Of Vaccine Mandates And Lockdowns Let's hope politicians of all stripes can agree to limit their urge to politicise the Inquiry findings about the Covid response. Since ensuring we get properly equipped next time around –will involve ...

Great article on vaccine mandates and lockdowns #kiwi #covidnz
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...

Graph showing NZ National trend of covid19

Graph showing wellington covid trend from wastewater

Guess what time it is! That's right, it's poops.nz update time.
Now with only data from Auckland, BOP, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington.
#covidnz

Openstreetmap crop of Aotearoa showing aggregated groups of locations, Auckland (53), Hawke's Bay (2), New Plymouth (1), Wellington (34), Christchurch (2), Dunedin (1), Cromwell (1).

And just like that Tāmaki Makaurau leaps ahead leaving Te Whanganui-a-Tara behind in your race to map Covid-conscious places.
We're close to having 100 entries, so keep those submissions coming!
People of Te Wai Pounamu, this is your chance to catch up, email us hello@covidaction.nz
#CovidNZ #Covid

BESTPRACTICE® accreditation By gaining BESTPRACTICE accreditation you are demonstrating to your clients that you believe in the quality of all aspects of your veterinary clinic or hospital.

This raises the question why we're having accreditation programmes for caring for our pets that include clean air requirements, but no such thing for human health care, schools and the like 😠

nzva.org.nz/non-clinical...

#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidNZ

A map zoomed in to Nelson with a blue marker featuring a paw and a pop-up reading "Halifax Veterinary Centre Great ventilation with 8 (reception), 10 (consultation rooms to 20 (theatre) air exchanges per hour. Dedicated isolation ward. Staff wears masks on request"

We've got our first vet entry on
Aotearoa Covid Action's Covid-safe map!
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidNZ #DavosSafe

covidaction-nz.codeberg.page/map/

Does anyone have any idea why the data on Poops.NZ is so far out of date?

#COVID19 #CovidNZ

Prof Michael Baker is right about the need to keep fighting against #CovidNZ, not give up. IMHO funding for the RSV vaccination Arexvy would also save lives or reduce long term health costs from ongoing respiratory illnesses. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Our formerly Novid household of 3 people is now a first infection household. 1st infected didn't infect others but 2nd infected from different source got the 3rd person. Even though we (mostly) mask, our vigilance had dropped and so few other people masking. #CovidNZ spread seems inevitable.

RATs, vaccines and treatments, the budget for Covid: What you need to know Explainer - Here's what we know about the government's Covid plans for the next four years.

So apparently RATs will continue to be free till end of September this year, same with covid vax (with no change to eligibility)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-yo...
#covidnz

graph of "SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater and Reported COVID-19 Case Numbers; National, last 12 months, on linear scale " indicating a rapid spike in the last few weeks at least as large as the November 23 surge, but increasing much more quickly.

That spike there is a reminder to all of Aotearoa NZ that if you've been slacking on masking and other mitigations, now is the time to renew your commitment to staying healthy. #covid #covidIsNotOver #CovidNZ #CovidAotearoa

* relates to AstraZeneca #covidnz

Question to the Unite Against Covid-19 team about expiring RATs. Answer is: Te Whatu Ora does not recommend the use of RATs beyond their expiry date.

Asked NZ govt about expiring RATs since a lot of the online advice seems US specific. They should not be used according to Te Whatu Ora. #covidnz #nz