A pandemic that won’t go away – as COVID enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy
- Written by: Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
February 28 marks four years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many of us are probably surprised this virus is still causing a pandemic.
The World Health Organization refers to COVID-19 as a continuing pandemic. As Scientific American put it recently, it “has been the elephant in every room — sometimes...




















