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New Zealand Covid inquiry finds vaccine mandates were ‘reasonable’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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Summary

New Zealand’s royal commission into its Covid-19 response found vaccine mandates were reasonable based on available data but acknowledged they harmed social cohesion.

The report praised the country’s elimination strategy for achieving one of the lowest Covid death rates among developed nations while preventing healthcare system collapse.

However, it criticized prolonged lockdowns, weak health system preparedness, and a lack of planning for future crises.

Commissioners urged broad investment in pandemic readiness and emphasized the importance of both frontline and planning staff.

A second phase of the inquiry will review vaccine harms and conclude in 2026.

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[–] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

By contrast USA had over 600,000 preventable deaths due to their utter lack of response... So is this what you would have preferred???

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 43 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

"Grandma and Grandpa have to die for the economy." -Texas

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, probably the same Texans who were shouting about death panels and "don't pull the plug on Grandma" when Obama tried to fix healthcare.

[–] TheOriginalGregToo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Wasn't it New York's Cuomo who killed all the elderly?

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 100 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I’ll never forget watching NZ come out of lockdown and seeing people hug each other while I was still sanitizing groceries.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 62 points 4 days ago (13 children)

They were having rugby games while the rest of the world burned down in flames

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[–] peetabix@lemmy.world 59 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I feel that this is when social media really showed how much harm it could do to spread misinformation. Good on NZ.

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[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 74 points 4 days ago

Reasonable is great when it comes to this kind of thing.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"And I encourage it to be released soon … the next pandemic may not be far away. We need to get on and prepare.”

Yeah, it'll probably come from the US due to some vaccines becoming illegal in some States. Let's just hope it doesnt spread through mouth rain like covid does.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Excuse me... "mouth rain"?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Sneezes, I believe, specifically the spittle of a sneeze.

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[–] cashew@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

In this thread, many people making judgements based on incorrect facts and ignoring that New Zealand's biggest city had about a years worth of strict lockdown over the 2 year period from 2020-2021. In this thread you'll also find New Zealanders from outside of Auckland commenting about their personal experience on behalf of everyone from the country.

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