The avalanche of claims (which could top 100,000 if the government were to admit liability) and their severity has shocked ACC staff to such an extent that a great many staff members are rightfully concerned that they should not be compelled to vaccinate or boost.

Twelve years ago we called for the immediate release of raw data from clinical trials.1 We reiterate that call now.

On pink shirt day, Stuff published a long-form piece dedicated to ridiculing and denigrating one of NZ’s leading epidemiologists, Dr. Simon Thornley. Pink shirt day aims to create communities where people feel valued and respected.

This week saw the release of a new Accepted Manuscript from Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America [1]. The paper highlights a critical issue associated with an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine similar to the Pfizer vaccine we are using here in NZ.