by Admin | 26 Feb 2025 | News
A literature analysis and recommendations for ethical research This document provides a summary of the literature regarding the appropriate use of individual geolocation mobility data sourced from advertisements on mobile phone apps. It seeks to answer whether the...
by Admin | 2 Feb 2023 | Branching process modelling
Executive summary New Zealand experienced a wave of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in early 2022, which occurred against a backdrop of high two-dose vaccination rates, ongoing roll-out of boosters and paediatric doses, and negligible levels of prior infection. New...
by Admin | 26 Aug 2022 | Contagion network modelling, News
New modelling by Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa suggests that testing with Rapid Antigen Tests before ending isolation for confirmed cases of Covid-19 would significantly decrease the risk of onward transmission, while allowing many people to isolate for shorter periods....
by Admin | 2 Jun 2022 | Branching process modelling
Executive summary Waning of infection-derived immunity means people become increasingly susceptible to being re-infected with SARS-CoV-2 over time. This waning creates the possibility of subsequent waves of infection, even after substantial population exposure, driven...
by Admin | 20 May 2022 | Border risk
The New Zealand Ministry of Health needs to assess the risk of Covid-19 infection among international travellers arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand, principally by air. The model described here assesses country level infection risk using daily infection rates among...
