49% of COVID infections are asymptomatic according to Yale School of Public Health. Yale advises layered protection: N95 masks, HEPA filters, good ventilation, vaccines, rapid tests and wastewater monitoring. Source: pdflink.to/yale-covid-1...

The PHCC recommended New Zealand establish a Crown-led national agency to "develop standards, co-ordinate research, and lead a comprehensive strategy" to ensure indoor air quality [is] improved. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Our board game social was a success yesterday! Thanks to the D*List for giving us 3 free hours in their office space in Auckland and to Cheeky Parrot Games which provided the games library. We hope to arrange more get togethers like this. We had about 25 people brave Auckland's weather to attend.

"COVID-19 has remained the leading cause of acute respiratory infection mortality across 2023– 2025" #COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER

Are Covid Boosters free in NZ?

Imagine if we had a government who believed in funding basic, proven mitigation practices. The cost of relievers (substitute teachers) alone would offset the price completely.

Can verify my school observed an almost 20% absence rate on Monday last week due to illness.

We still have spaces in our Auckland masks-required board game social event for the Covid-careful this Sunday afternoon. Julia of Cheeky Parrot Games is going to provide the board game library from her range + some additional party games and light crowd pleasers. www.facebook.com/cheekyparrot...

Really disappointing to see as this is all preventable. Schools battling widespread absences in 'sustained' winter illness season www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

New Zealand will no longer give timely COVID death updates. From July 17, 2025, deaths are only reported via the Mortality Collection – a slower process that lags weeks or months. Official counts will look lower, but the deaths are still happening. Mortality: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 18 August to 24 August 2025 🔹New cases: 531 (-8.9%) 🔹Reinfections: 302 (56.8%) 🔹Deaths: 16 (+128.5%) 🔹Total deaths: 4,776 (+16) 🔹Hospital: 62 (+6.8%) 🔹ICU: n/a 🔸56.8% were reinfections #COVID19NZ Source: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...

Prof Potter says the risks demand a prevention and management response from the Government. www.phcc.org.nz/news/media-g...

More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests | CIDRAP share.google/fPIdDWhGp4QW...

Both SARS-COV-2 infections and Long Covid are under-counted in children

Sick again? This month, in some New Zealand schools, there have been days when more than 50% of students have been absent due to illness. Let’s get clean air happening in all schools and early childhood settings.

Mask up, everyone 😷😷

It's time to demand clean air in schools. Please sign our petition.

You're invited! A social event in Auckland for the Covid Careful 😷

Air purifiers need to be part of a complete strategy, including strict guidelines for use and checks.

Here's the latest variant picture for New Zealand, to late July. Growth of the NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant resumed, and it climbed to 78% frequency. XFG.* "Stratus" grew slightly to finish at 11%. #COVID19 #NZ #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus #XFG #Stratus 🧵

This is why we need clean indoor air Rangiora High School 🦠 illness absence rate 18-25% 1600 students. 120 staff Principal Bruce Kearney said they could have 300-400 students away on a day, and up to 30 staff off sick.

@thepress.co.nz just for once could your reporters PLEASE ask the Principals in these predictable pieces what, if any, policies & procedures they have in place to mitigate illness spread at their schools? Now THERE’S A STORY. Also PLEASE reporters connect the dots bt covid infection & long covid,

Diagnosed with MECFS following Covid infection www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chronic-f...

"There’s no distancing, no masks being worn, children go to school with coughs, and we see a lot of viruses spread quickly through the community..." www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...

Nothing good coming out of all the research. Mask up!

Hi! I have an unrelated question- what is the website with info for clean air in schools in nz? I’m prepping an email to mine…

"Lagging vaccination rates, community complacency, and "damaging" misinformation were all contributing to climbing cases, experts told the ABC." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

1/ There's not enough support to keep sick tamariki home, be it lack of sick leave or missing work hours and risking your job. We need a systemic approach that focuses on prevention, like clean indoor air.... Playing Germ Roulette with our Kids' Health archive.is/bkFzg

There are so many viruses around, including Covid. Wear a mask in healthcare settings to stop the spread. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

“Measuring the impact of long Covid, as it has come to be known, on businesses and the wider community is not included in the relatively narrow terms of reference of the royal commission. We find this difficult to understand given the continued social and workplace challenges.” 3/

New poops.nz update out! Burbling along in a bit of a wave, easing some places now. Looks like NB1.8.1 variant has peaked and XFG ascending now

This is shameful #nzpol Do better, NACT!

In questions to submitters on the Regulatory Standards Bill on Monday, ACT MP Mark Cameron kept asking people about an increase in spending on health. Perhaps his government could do the research about what #LongCovid is costing the country, along with failures to require protective air quality?

"...we were directly affected and our lives are still particularly affected as well."

Want to reduce your risk of heart disease? Avoiding COVID could play a bigger role than you think. Even a “mild” infection can strain your cardiovascular system—raising your risk for serious complications over time. Your heart health matters. Protect it. Read more: whn.global/want-to-redu...

This is no joke #longcovid #wearamask

Term 3's coming in NZ and winter illnesses tends to peak then. If flu or covid hits your family, having some quality masks helps reduce household infection spread. Kids' sized N95s aren't easy to come by, but try Korean run gift shops for kids sized KF94s. They outperform blue surgical masks.

How awful to hear this. Clean the air and wear a mask to reduce infections. You don't know how a virus will affect others. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Why we won't hear from those who never recovered from Covid www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/566...

A wonderful interview with Dr Nancy Malek on ‪@abc-news.bsky.social focused on common myths about COVID. It's short and accessible, so excellent to share. Both New Zealand and Australia have rising levels of Flu and Covid this Winter, so the science here is important. #CovidMyths #CovidScience

It's beginning to look a lot like peak NZ influenza season, from the what used to be ESR and I still haven't got new names straight respiratory dashboard www.phfscience.nz/digital-libr...

Big numbers. Bc of much less severe disease than in adults, authorities have gambled that COVID/long COVID in kids is of little concern. There's much evidence now to suggest that's wrong. There's a clear path to better protect kids. We should take it. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

“Simple steps like opening windows to improve ventilation in classrooms, workplaces and at home helps reduce the spread of Covid-19 to others.” - Associate Professor Julie Bennett, Department of Public Health (Wellington). www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

"We need a major coordinated effort to improve the safety of indoor air in our main shared environments such as schools, workplaces, and healthcare facilities." www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/30/w...