by EllenR | Oct 27, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
As case numbers continue to grow in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Delta outbreak, the country will soon shift to a ‘traffic light system’. Juliet spoke to AAP reporter Ben McKay about science advice and feedback on the system that she coordinated. Read the...
by EllenR | Sep 29, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
Our trust in scientists is among the highest in the world, finds a just-published study that linked that faith to our support for Covid-19 vaccination and other health measures. Juliet told the Herald it was “very heartening” to see New Zealand’s...
by EllenR | Aug 30, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
There is a small army of people who are key to the national COVID-19 response, both in the Beehive and a few hundred metres down the road at the Ministry of Health. This Stuff article outlines who is who in the Government’s COVID-19 response team. Read the...
by EllenR | Aug 28, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
“A hundred days ago Delta didn’t even have a name. Prior to it being dubbed by the World Health Organisation on May 31, it was known only as ‘Variant B.1.617.2’…Dame Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Ministers’ science adviser, dryly...
by EllenR | Aug 13, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
On Thursday 12 August, Juliet emceed a forum on reconnecting New Zealanders to the world, outlining the path forward through the COVID-19 pandemic. We have collated some selected media coverage of the event: Plans to vaccinate, educate and eliminate, Stuff, editorial...
by EllenR | Apr 29, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, small outbreaks and universal genomic sequencing of COVID-19 cases provides unique insights into how coronavirus spreads. Juliet was interviewed by The Guardian’s New Zealand correspondent Tess McClure for this article, alongside...