by EllenR | Jun 1, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morton spoke to four experts, including Juliet, about Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The other experts interviewed are epidemiologist Dr Ayesha Verrall, microbiologist Associate Professor...
by EllenR | May 31, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
How do we decide to reopen our borders and what constitutes an acceptable level of risk? Juliet and Rachel tackle this tricky question in the New Zealand Herald. Read on the NZ Herald website or on our website for a version with more links Image: Sylvie Whinray via NZ...
by EllenR | May 28, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
Juliet spoke to Stuff’s Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding for the Coronavirus NZ podcast. In the interview, Juliet gave an glimpse inside Aotearoa New Zealand’s pandemic response and discussed the advice she gave the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – as well...
by EllenR | May 25, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
The Spinoff’s political editor Justin Giovannetti interviews Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the pandemic response, with reference to Juliet’s input as chief science advisor. Read the article ‘COVID-19, crisis and transformation’ © Mark...
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...