COVID-19 in Aotearoa: what does public health do now?

Dr Belinda Loring, Dr Ruth Cunningham, Dr Polly Atatoa Carr*

Public health activities have collectively made an incredible contribution to minimising the impact of COVID-19 in Aotearoa. But the work for public health is not over. As the situation in Auckland heralds a transition point in our approach to the pandemic, the challenge now is to be bold and clear about how we prioritise our public health resources and effort going forwards to the activities that will make the greatest impact on protecting and improving population health.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/public-health-expert/2021/10/18/covid-19-in-aotearoa-what-does-public-health-do-now/